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141 people sickened by an outbreak of salmonella, traced to a cantaloupe farm in southwestern Indiana

2 people killed by the outbreak, which has been traced to infections in twenty different states source

» The states that have reported infections are Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The state hit worst by the outbreak has undeniably been Kentucky, where fifty people have fallen ill; the CDC advises consumers to ask sellers where their cantaloupe originated: "Based on the available information, consumers can continue to purchase and eat cantaloupes that did not originate in southwestern Indiana.”