OTTAWA –
One person has died following a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand melons, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
An update from the agency released Friday did not provide details about the person who died, but said there were 63 confirmed cases of salmonella linked to the outbreak and seventeen people were hospitalized.
The agency issued food recall warnings three times in November for Malichita melons sold between Oct. 11 and Nov. 14.
On November 24, the alert was updated to include Rudy brand melons sold between October 10 and November 24.
The melons have been distributed across the country and the agency says confirmed cases of salmonella have been identified in five provinces so far: Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island. .
It says it is investigating other potential cases and notes that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to melons that they say is the same genetic strain as in Canada. U.S. health officials said two people had died and 45 people had been hospitalized nationwide as of Friday due to the outbreak
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2023.
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