WASHINGTON: Melon sickens 9 in state - (The Olympian)
March 25, 2008 – 8:46 pmhttp://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/398526.html
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/03/articles/salmonella/cantaloupe-links-of-the-day/
Two cases of salmonella related to cantaloupe from Honduras have been reported in Thurston County and one in Lewis County, the state Department of Health reported Monday.
Five of nine cases statewide have required hospitalization, including the one in Lewis County, but there have been no deaths.
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