A cyclosporiasis outbreak that has grown into the largest on record in the United States has caused its first known deaths, two people in Michigan, the state's health department said on Monday.

Health officials in Michigan reported the deaths of two people who had cyclosporiasis — the first deaths linked to the ongoing outbreak of the diarrheal illness that has impacted…

They are the first reported deaths linked to a massive outbreak of the intestinal illness that began in May.

The CDC says cyclosporiasis is rarely deadly

Cases in the state and eight others have been linked to contaminated lettuce