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CP NewsAlert: Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak

Last Updated Dec 7, 2023 at 5:13 pm MDT

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada says the death toll has risen to five in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes.

It says 129 people have been confirmed with salmonella linked to the outbreak, almost double the number at the last update on Dec. 1, when a single death had been recorded.

More coming.

The Canadian Press