# Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreak — California, 2018-05
> **Food** · Confirmed · 56 ill / 4 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-c632d36ea25a
- **Date:** 2018-05
- **State:** California
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Cyclospora cayetanensis
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Sit-down dining;Grocery store/bakery/deli/convenience store;Private home/residence
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 56
- **Hospitalizations:** 4
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** basil, unspecified
- **Contaminated ingredient:** basil
- **IFSAC category:** Herbs

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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