CDC, FDA probe tainted cucumbers that sickened 68 people in 19 states

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Federal and state health officials said Friday they are working to track down more data about a Salmonella outbreak traced to Mexican-grown cucumbers that sickened 68 people in 19 states.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and regulatory officials in several states are collecting epidemiologic, traceback and food testing data in their probe of the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections, CDC officials said.

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