OR, WA, CA Report Multiple Illnesses Framing Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak
The latest Salmonella cantaloupe outbreak update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates the addition of just one more case patient, with March 4 marking the most recent onset of Salmonellosis.
The outbreak strain of Salmonella Panama has been confirmed in 13 people -- five from Oregon, four from Washington, two from California, one from Colorado and one from Maryland. In Idaho, there was a report that more than 40 guests became ill after consuming the cantaloupe at a wedding reception. The Idaho cases have not yet been formally linked to the outbreak, but law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is investigating on behalf of victims and an attorney at the firm can be reached online or at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free).
Twelve of the13 confirmed victims of this outbreak reported eating cantaloupe in the week before illness. Eleven of these 12 ill persons ate cantaloupes purchased at eight different locations of a national warehouse club. Using traceback information, investigators found that the cantaloupes were source for Del Monte at a single farm in Guatemala.
