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Salmonella Outbreak In Province

The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of salmonella infections in this province and in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Agency says exposure to eggs has been identified as a likely source of the outbreak.

The company or companies the eggs came from has not been identified.

There have been 32 lab confirmed cases of salmonella in this province and 25 in Newfoundland and Labrador between October and late January.

The Public Health Agency says 19 people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.

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