OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of sa国际传媒 says one person has died after a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes.
An update from the agency posted on Friday offered no details on the person who died, but says there have been 63 confirmed salmonella cases linked to the outbreak and seventeen people hospitalized.
The agency issued food recall warnings three times in November for Malichita cantaloupes sold between Oct. 11 and Nov. 14.
On Nov. 24, it updated its warning to include Rudy brand cantaloupes sold between Oct. 10 and Nov. 24.
The cantaloupes were distributed across the country, and the agency says confirmed salmonella cases have been identified in five provinces so far: Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.
At least eight cases have been reported to the sa国际传媒 Centre for Disease Control, including two in the Island Health region.
PHAC says it's investigating other potential cases and notes the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are also probing a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes they describe as being the same genetic strain as the one in sa国际传媒. U.S. health officials said two people had died and 45 people were hospitalized nationwide due to the outbreak as of Friday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2023.
— With a file from the sa国际传媒
