CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new Salmonella outbreak

From Food Safety News

6/29/2019

As of today, a total of 62 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Uganda have been reported from eight states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Jan. 14 to June 8. Most illnesses have occurred since April. Ill people range in age from 1 to 86 years old, with a median age of 60. Fifty-three percent of ill people are female.

Of 35 people with available information, 23 of the — 66 percent — have been hospitalized. No deaths attributed to Salmonella have been reported. Read more.