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Tainted cantaloupe from Indiana is the suspected cause of salmonella cases around the country, including Illinois. Sabrina Miller is with the Illinois Department of Public Health. She says seventeen people in Illinois have been identified with salmonella. Eight have been hospitalized. Miller says the investigation is still ongoing and the fruit is to be avoided: "If you do have some of this cantaloupe from southwestern Indiana and you haven't eaten it yet, toss it."
Most cantaloupes come with stickers showing where they were grown. Health authorities are advising to also toss those without a sticker. There are so far over 140 people around the country who are ill with salmonella believed to be related to the cantaloupe. Symptoms include fever, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. At least two deaths, both in Kentucky, are related to the outbreak. |
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