Salmonella outbreak reaches Virginia

By: Associated Press | WSLS-TV 10
Published: June 09, 2008

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An outbreak of salmonella initially linked to uncooked tomatoes has reached Virginia.

U.S. health officials say two people in Virginia are among the more than 100 in a dozen states who reportedly have been infected with the same strain of salmonella.

That strain has been traced to 71 reports of the illness in Texas and New Mexico since April. Thirty-four people in 10 states have also been infected with the same strain.

Nineteen people have been hospitalized by the food poisoning. There have been no deaths.

An investigation by health authorities tied those cases to uncooked, raw, large tomatoes.

Tests are under way to determine if the Virginia cases are linked.

Here's a link to the CDC's website for more information.