Canadian patients in cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak more than double; one dead
Food Safety News
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
The Canadian Salmonella outbreak from cantaloupe is quickly catching up with the patient count in the United States related outbreak. Both Countries have reported fatalities, with one dead in Canada and two dead in the United States. The implicated cantaloupe was imported to both countries from Mexico. In Canada, as of Nov. 24 there have been 63 laboratory-confirmed patients, up from the 26 patients in an outbreak notice posted Nov. 22 by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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