US cyclosporiasis outbreak kills two people in Michigan, officials say

US sees first fatalities due to intestinal illness, though both had significant underlying health conditions

Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state's health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest US outbreak of the intestinal illness.

According to medical records, both individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration," a spokesperson for the Michigan health and human service department told the Guardian in a statement.