PHILADELPHIA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new update on a multistate salmonella outbreak that's been linked to cucumbers . What to know about salmonella outbreak from recalled cucumbers The outbreak of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup infections, which was originally reported as two separate outbreaks, has been under investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in tandem with public health and regulatory officials and the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration. Reports of sickness tied to the outbreak began on dates ranging from March 11 to June 4, 2024, according to the CDC . "Epidemiologic, traceback and laboratory data show that cucumbers were contaminated with Salmonella and made people sick," the agency stated after finding "several similarities, including where and when illnesses occurred, the demographics of ill people and the foods they reported eating before they became sick.
" How many people have been affected by the cucumber salmonella outbreak? The cucumbers linked to the outbreak have so far sickened 449 people across 31 states and Washington, D.C. Out of 360 people with available information, there have been 125 hospitalizations but no deaths reported.
That includes: Pennsylvania : 60 cases New Jersey : 19 cases Delaware : 2 cases "The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported," the CDC stated. "This is because many people recover without medical care an.