New Salmonella Outbreak Possibly Linked to Cucumbers: CDC

New Salmonella Outbreak Possibly Linked to Cucumbers: CDC
In this photo illustration, sliced cucumbers lie on a table in Hamburg, Germany, on May 26, 2011. Joern Pollex/Getty Images
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued on Wednesday an update on an ongoing investigation into a salmonella outbreak potentially linked to cucumbers.

As of June 5, 162 people across 25 states and the District of Columbia have been infected, resulting in 54 hospitalizations, though no deaths have been reported so far.

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Marina Zhang is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers both health news and in-depth features on emerging health issues. Marina holds a bachelor's degree in biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].