CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over

From News 8 Austin, August 29, 2008...

The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over -- but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they found strong evidence to implicate jalapeno and serrano peppers, and a farm in Mexico, in the largest outbreak of foodborne illness in a decade

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Number of typhus cases continues to increase

From News 8 Austin, August 29, 2008...

The number of Murine Typhus cases in Travis County has increased.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 16 typhus cases.

There are an additional 12 suspected cases under investigation.

Health officials warn that all ages are susceptible.

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