February 97 1997 Outbreak of Salmonella Sephora Linked to Imported Mexican Cantaloupe
- Organism:
- Salmonella
- Vehicle:
- Fruit, Cantaloupe
Twenty four persons were known to be infected with a genetically identical strain of Salmonella Saphra. A case control study implicated the consumption of cantaloupe as a risk for illness. A traceback identified one growing region in Mexico as a so…Read More »