# Washtenaw County Health Department

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-01**: Investigation ongoing — As of this date, the source of the Cyclospora contamination has not been publicly identified, and tracing efforts continue using grocery data and app histories.
- **2026-07-29**: Patient interview highlights outbreak toll — Nurse Linda Kim conducts a phone interview with a man who, despite severe illness, jokes about unintended weight loss, illustrating the range of patient experiences.
- **2026-06-15**: Cyclospora outbreak onset — First cases of cyclosporiasis appear in Washtenaw County; over the following six weeks, more than 900 people become ill.
- **2026-03**: Measles outbreak begins — Seven people in Washtenaw County, including five children, contract measles; health department issues immunization advisory for infants 6 months and older.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Cyclospora Outbreak Hits 900+: The Parasite That Diagnostics Miss
2026-08-11 20:19:13 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

A Cyclospora outbreak sickening 900+ in Michigan reveals the parasite's diagnostic challenges and the slow, manual traceback process. For biotech and pharma, this underscores an underserved market for rapid, point-of-care parasitic testing and potential new anti-protozoal therapies.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/cyclospora-outbreak-diagnostics-biotech-opportunity

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