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Salmonella Poona Outbreak Reaches Maryland

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BALTIMORE (AP) - Federal health officials say the outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections from imported cucumbers has reached Maryland.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Tuesday that one person in Maryland has infected. That brings the total number of affected states to 35.

Four deaths have been reported from Salmonella Poona, and more than 700 have been infected.

The salmonella has been found in cucumbers grown in Mexico and distributed by a San Diego company.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.