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Salmonella outbreak may be linked to recalled cucumbers, CDC says

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Cucumbers contaminated with salmonella bacteria may have sickened and hospitalized dozens of people in at least 25 states, U.S. health officials said.

The CDC received reports of 162 people sickened with salmonella potentially tied to the cucumbers. At least 54 people were hospitalized, the agency said.from May 17 to May 21, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Further testing is underway to see if that strain of salmonella is causing the outbreak. The produce should no longer be available in stores.

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