The cyclospora outbreak is in the water supply

Majority view

Cyclospora can be transmitted through contaminated water, and specific outbreaks have been traced to drinking water supplies or other water sources, but for the current cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US, health authorities have not yet identified the source; water is a hypothesized vehicle, not a confirmed cause.

Credible dissent

Public health agencies and major news reports on the current outbreak state that the source is still unknown; while experts emphasize that water is an under-recognized transmission route and past outbreaks have involved tap water, they stop short of confirming that "the" current outbreak is in the water supply. Some coverage frames water as a likely or key suspect, whereas official bodies such as FDA, CDC, and academic experts explicitly describe the source as undetermined.