Multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to 4 deaths, more than 700 infections

Although the outbreak began in September, cases continue to emerge because testing to confirm the illness takes time.

Federal health officials have added Maryland to the list of states where people were sickened by cucumbers imported from Mexico and contaminated with salmonella.

Several people do not contain heard of the recall to mind and served the tainted cucumbers later on ability to remember.

In late September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced three people had died and 445 people had been infected in the outbreak that has now been reported in 35 states, including Maryland. There was no immediate information available on the identity or hometown of the Oklahoma victim.

One hundred fifty ill people have been hospitalized, which is a rate of 28%, higher than the typical 20% hospitalization rate in these outbreaks. Four passing away have also been informed from Arizona (one-), California (one), Oklahoma (a), and Texas (one). Half the cases were in children under 18 years of age. Fifty-five percent of ill people are female.

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