00:00This is the highest number of cases in recorded history of cyclosporiasis in a given year when
00:04you see outbreaks, which do happen basically every year. It's, you know, maybe 60, a few hundred,
00:11at the worst, maybe 3,000, but nothing like this. And so this is concerning because it took a really
00:17long time for us to try to identify where the source was. And on top of that, when you look
00:23back in time, in 2025, there was a change in the actual regulation of cyclosporiasis and
00:29tracking and tracing this specific parasite. And it was changed from being a mandatory tracking
00:34and tracing program to voluntary for states. Unfortunately, when you have that many people
00:38with infectious diarrhea, there's going to be a cohort of those people who have underlying medical
00:43conditions who are going to succumb to the, basically the dehydration, like taxing their
00:47system and making it really difficult for them to survive. It can cause end organ damage. And as
00:52a result, they can become very, very, very ill and even passive.
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