{"id":1208001,"date":"2023-12-01T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1208001"},"modified":"2023-12-01T10:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:32:24","slug":"severe-outbreak-tied-to-cantaloupe-sickens-117-in-34-states-half-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1208001","title":{"rendered":"Severe outbreak tied to cantaloupe sickens 117 in 34 states; half hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> Containers with cut cantaloupe in a cooler case. (credit: Getty | Ben Hasty<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning everyone in the country to back away from pre-cut cantaloupe<\/a> unless you’re certain the fruit in question is not tied to a large, nationwide Salmonella<\/em> outbreak that is unusually severe.<\/p>\n

So far, 117 cases of infection across 34 states have been identified in the outbreak. The cases are in people ranging from infants to the elderly, including a 100-year-old. Of the cases, 61 (52 percent) have been hospitalized, and two deaths have been reported in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

The CDC attributes the unusually high hospitalization rate to the fact that the pre-cut fruit was served at long-term care facilities and childcare centers. The elderly and young children are at higher risk of severe Salmonella <\/em>illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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