More than 300 sick in cantaloupe outbreak; Mexico closes implicated cantaloupe operation
More patients have been identified in the Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe. The outbreak is now spread across 42 states. Mexican officials have closed the implicated cantaloupe operation.
Since the most recent update, on Dec. 7, another 72 patients have been confirmed, bringing the total number of sick people to 302. In a related outbreak in Canada there are 153 sick
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