Vibrio bacteria have closed three commercial growing areas and caused 30 confirmed illnesses in Washington this summer, according to the state Department of Health. Totten Inlet near Olympia, North Bay and Dabob Bay in north Hood Canal are closed for the rest of the summer due to these bacteria, which are common in warm weather
Salmonella Typhimurium-Tainted Cantaloupe Strikes 141 in 20 States – 31 Hospitalized and 2 Dead
Farm and grocery stores unnamed.
A total of 141 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 20 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (7), Arkansas (3), California (2), Georgia (1), Illinois (17), Indiana (13), Iowa (7), Kentucky (50), Michigan (6), Minnesota
2 dead, 141 sick in 20 States from Salmonella Cantaloupe
According to Bloomberg News, Salmonella linked to cantaloupes are responsible for killing two people and sickening 141 others in 20 U.S. states. Among those sickened, 31 were hospitalized. Kentucky had the most reports of illness, 50, followed by Alabama, 7; Arkansas, 3; California, 2; Georgia, 1; Illinois, 17; Indiana, 13; Iowa, 7; Michigan, 6; Minnesota
Past Cantaloupe Outbreaks – An Updated History Lesson
Seventeen since 1985 – Campylobacter, Norovirus, Salmonella, Listeria:
|
No. |
Year |
State(s) |
Confirmed Illnesses |
Pathogen |
Description |
|
1. |
1985 |
Wisconsin |
16 |
Campylobacter |
Melon or cantaloupe |
|
2. |
1990 |
30 states |
245 |
Salmonella |
Cut cantaloupe at salad bars |
|
3. |
1991 |
International, including U.S. |
400 |
Salmonella |
Likely Mexican cantaloupe |
|
4. |
1997 |
California |
24 |
Salmonella |
Mexican cantaloupe. |
Three Sick in Minnesota Linked to Salmonella Cantaloupe
Illnesses in at least three people in Minnesota are part of an ongoing multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections associated with cantaloupe likely from southwestern Indiana, state health officials said today.
Two cantaloupes collected by the Kentucky Department for Public Health have tested positive for Salmonella Typhimurium of the outbreak strain. In their press release
Six Sick in Tennessee Linked to Salmonella Cantaloupe
The Tennessee departments of Health and Agriculture are alerting Tennesseans about an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella linked to cantaloupes grown in southwestern Indiana. Cantaloupes grown on one farm have tested positive for the same type of Salmonella causing illness in Tennessee and several other states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and affected states
Indiana Reports 150 Sickened by Salmonella Cantaloupe
State and federal health officials are advising all Hoosiers to discard cantaloupes purchased from July 7 to present, following an outbreak of salmonellosis which has sickened 14 Hoosiers and approximately 150 people nationwide.
The Indiana State Department of Health is investigating farms in Southwest Indiana, as well as distributors and retailers, as potential sources of
Cantaloupe’s track record: 2+ decades of outbreaks
In July, 50 people from Kentucky were sickened by Salmonella, and 2 died, linked to cantaloupes from a southern Indiana grower. Here is the track record for this fruit, starting with the mother of them all:
- Jensen Farms Listeria Outbreak 2011: A multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes was associated with consumption of cantaloupe that
What the Hell is it with Salmonella Cantaloupes?
According to press reports, A Kentucky outbreak of Salmonella has been pinpointed to produce from southwestern Indiana. Cantaloupes are connected to the statewide Salmonellosis Outbreak. The public is advised to avoid eating melons grown in southwestern Indiana. The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) today reported that cantaloupes tested in the state public health
50 Kentucky residents ill, 2 dead, in another Cantaloupe outbreak
We are still representing close to 50 people, including the families of over a dozen people who died, from last summer’s cantaloupe Listeria outbreak. We have been following the Kentucky Salmonella outbreak over the last couple of days only to find out, today, that the culprit is cantaloupes yet again. The Salmonella contaminated cantaloupes came