Dozens of people across 15 states have become sick after contracting salmonella from cantaloupes included in a recent recall, according to U.S
Dozens of people
across 15 states have become sick after contracting salmonella from cantaloupes
included in a recent recall, according to U.S. health officials.
At least 43 people
in 15 states have been infected in the salmonella outbreak, the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Seventeen of those people have
been hospitalized.
Several brands of
whole and pre-cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit have been recalled in the past
week after suspicions they were possibly contaminated.
This includes
Malichita brand whole cantaloupes sold between Oct. 16 and Oct. 23, Vinyard
brand pre-cut cantaloupe sold between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10 and ALDI whole
cantaloupe and pre-cut fruit products with best-by dates between Oct. 27 and
Oct. 31.
Consumers who have
the recalled fruits are urged to throw them away immediately and investigators
are working to identify any additional cantaloupe products that may be
contaminated.
Canadian officials
are probing an outbreak involving the same strain of salmonella discovered in
Malichita brand cantaloupe.
The number of
people sick in the outbreak is likely much higher than reported so far and
states without known infections could be impacted. Symptoms can take days to
show, and it typically takes three to four weeks to determine if a case is
connected to the outbreak.
Symptoms of
salmonella include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. The illnesses typically
last four to seven days. Salmonella can cause serious, and sometimes fatal,
infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened
immune systems.
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