GEORGIA : Guatemala Berries Tied to Intestinal Ills

Contaminated raspberries from Guatemala appear to have caused intestinal illnesses in about 850 people in the United States and Canada this spring, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said. When investigators traced 21 cases or clusters of cases back to their source, they identified raspberries grown in some regions of Guatemala as the probable cause. The berries were contaminated with cyclospora, a microscopic parasite that infects the small intestine and usually causes diarrhea. A CDC spokesman said evidence was preliminary and the investigation is continuing.