One dead, 63 cases in salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe: PHAC | CityNews Calgary

The Public Health Agency of Canada says one particular person has died after a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy model cantaloupes.

An replace from the company posted on Friday provided no particulars on the one who died, however says there have been 63 confirmed salmonella circumstances linked to the outbreak and seventeen individuals hospitalized.

The company issued meals recall warnings 3 times in November for Malichita cantaloupes offered between October 11 and November 14.

On November 24, it up to date its warning to incorporate Rudy model cantaloupes offered between October 10 and November 24.

The cantaloupes had been distributed throughout the nation, and the company says confirmed salmonella circumstances have been recognized in 5 provinces up to now: Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.

It says it’s investigating different potential circumstances and notes the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are additionally probing a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes they describe as being the identical genetic pressure because the one in Canada. U.S. well being officers mentioned two individuals had died and 45 individuals had been hospitalized nationwide as a result of outbreak as of Friday.