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During its journey from farm to table, there are many opportunities for harmful microbes to invade.

As the largest cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history wanes, experts weigh in on whether iceberg and other fresh produce are still a risk.

Health experts are trying to understand how the food-borne parasite can cause symptoms that come and go, sometimes for weeks.

Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina are now among the states linked to the outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce.

The patients had “significant underlying health conditions,” health officials said.

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Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania now join Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia in cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce.

Health officials did not identify the location of the outbreak, or what they believed was causing it.

The large number of cases suggests that excrement entered the food system on a “surprising scale.”