United States reported new cases of people affected by Salmonella related to Papaya of Mexico.

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141 are already the affected by the outbreak of Salmonella in 19 states in the United States. The health authorities came to the conclusion that the outbreak was caused by Papapyas Maradol who came from Mexico.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States reported that three more states reported cases of infection by Salmonella, which leads the figure of 141 affected by the outbreak of salmonella in 19 states.

Since the last report, have joined in the studio by Salmonella infection, thirty-two people affected, in 15 states.

The clinical and epidemiological analysis came to the conclusion that the outbreak would be caused by Maradol papaya, harvested on the farm Carica in Campeche (Mexico), sold under the brand names of Caribbean, Cavi and Valery.

The companies withdrew voluntarily the marks of papaya infected and both the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States are working to find other brands that sell Papapayas that would come from the same crop.

The Government indicated that the papayas brand Cavi were sold in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Between the ages of 16 and 19 July and have a label color violet, green and black with the identification "cavi MEXICO 4395" in white color.

Papayas of the Caribbean brand affected by salmonella would have been sold between 10 and 19 July and would be identified with red, green, and yellow, as reported by the FDA (Foods and Drugs Administration)

Then, papayas brand Valery have a label color red, yellow and green with the name Valery in yellow letters.

The CDC recommends not to eat papayas which do not know the origin and throwing them in the trash in the event that you may know that are contaminated with Salmonella.

Children under 5 years of age, the elderly and those who have low defenses, are more likely to have serious infections due to Salmonella.

The vast majority of people affected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, these symptoms are usually between 4 and 7 days.

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