December 11th, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak

By The Canadian Press on December 7, 2023.

OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada says the death toll has risen to five in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes.

It says 129 people have been confirmed with salmonella linked to the outbreak, almost double the number at the last update on Dec. 1, when a single death had been recorded.

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