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title: What Are the Serious and Long-term Risks of Cyclospora Infection?
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# What Are the Serious and Long-term Risks of Cyclospora Infection?

 

 

 *Cyclospora* has been associated with a variety of chronic complications such as malabsorption, reactive arthritis, cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), and, possibly, Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Since *Cyclospora* infections tend to respond to the appropriate treatment, complications are more likely to occur in individuals who are not treated or not treated promptly. Extraintestinal infection also appears to occur more commonly in individuals with a compromised immune system.

Although human cyclosporiasis is usually not fatal in developed countries such as the United States, protracted diarrhea often leads to dehydration, particularly in infants who are at greatest risk of severe dehydration and death, especially if cyclosporiasis is complicated by infections with other pathogens (viral, bacterial, or parasitic—*e.g.*, *Cryptosporidium* and *Giardia*), malnutrition, or malabsorption, particularly in underprivileged communities.

  [ Next: Cyclospora Outbreaks › ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/cyclospora-outbreaks) 

 

### More information about Cyclospora

 [August 13, 2026

###### Cyclospora and the 2026 Taylor Farms Outbreak: Questions and Answers

Marler Clark represents people sickened in the 2026 Cyclospora outbreak and has filed cases naming Taylor Farms entities as defendants. The answers below are written for people trying to understand ...

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/cyclospora-and-the-2026-taylor-farms-outbreak-questions-and-answers) [August 08, 2026

###### FAQ's: The 2026 Cyclospora Outbreak: Questions and Answers for the Public

Updated Saturday, August 8, 2026. Everything below is drawn from the federal and state health department pages linked in the answers, and the numbers move, so check the links before ...

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/faqs-the-2026-cyclospora-outbreak-questions-and-answers-for-the-public) [July 27, 2026

###### The Cyclospora Lawsuits Have Begun

On July 16, health officials linked shredded lettuce sold at US-based Taco Bell restaurants to the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Within hours, the lawsuits began. At least four lawsuits have been filed ...

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/the-cyclospora-lawsuits-have-begun) [October 23, 2022

###### A 2020 Cyclospora Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with health departments in 14 states and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), investigated a national outbreak of Cyclospora in the ...

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/a-2020-cyclospora-outbreak) [1. View all
 ](/news_events/outbreaks?illness=cyclospora&year=all) 

## All Cyclospora Resources

 

 [######  Cyclospora Food Poisoning 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/what-is-cyclospora) [######  Epidemiology of Cyclospora 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/epidemiology-of-cyclospora) [######  Cyclospora’s Mode of Infection 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/cyclosporas-mode-of-infection) [######  Symptoms of Cyclospora Infection 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/symptoms-of-cyclospora-infection) [######  How is Cyclospora Diagnosed? 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/how-is-cyclospora-diagnosed) [######  Cyclosporiasis Treatment 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/cyclosporiasis-treatment) [######  What Are the Serious and Long-term Risks of Cyclospora Infection? 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/what-are-the-serious-and-long-term-risks-of-cyclospora-infection) [######  Cyclospora Outbreaks 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/cyclospora-outbreaks) [######  Cyclospora References 

 

 

 ](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/cyclospora/cyclospora-references) 

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