The Washington Post said state and federal investigators are investigating a potential connection between the food chain and the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic gastrointestinal illness.

State and federal health officials have confirmed 1,645 cases of cyclosporiasis, the stomach-churning parasitic infection spiking across the country, and the cause of the outbreak remains under invest...

The foodborne parasitic infection can cause explosive diarrhea and is suspected to have sickened nearly 7,000 people across at least 34 states.