FDA IMPORT ALERT - Papayas from Mexico Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

What began as a small cluster of salmonellosis cases in Baltimore, Maryland has grown to a full-scale nationwide outbreak linked to imported papayas. Today, the CDC, FDA and Maryland Department of Public Health’s testing announcement has indicated that both serotypes of Salmonella (Thompson and Kiambu) were present in a single sampled papaya.

Just this morning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its outbreak page on the Salmonella in Papayas Outbreak. The agency has confirmed that the case county has risen to 109 confirmed cases of Salmonella Kiambu and Salmonella Thompson infections linked to Maradol Papayas imported from Mexico. This update includes 64 more cases than the first announcement on July 21, 2017.

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