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Contaminated cantaloupes cause 2 deaths, 20 illnesses

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Illinois state and local health officials are investigating an outbreak of a serious infection that has caused two deaths. It appears to have been caused by eating a kind of cantaloupe grown in Colorado which was shipped to Illinois and 16 other states. The Illinois Department of Health declares that at least 20 people across the U.S. have become ... read more »