Cucumber Salmonella outbreak worsens:

USA – A multistate outbreak of Salmonella from contaminated cucumbers has left two people dead and 341 sick, officials say. The outbreak, which was first reported earlier this week, is now more widespread than originally thought. A Texas woman became the second person to die in the nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers sold by a California company, health officials reported Wednesday. The woman, who already had other serious health issues, died in late August and medical records indicate that salmonella was a “contributing factor,” said Carrier Williams, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of State Health Services. A 99-year-old San Diego woman died Aug. 17, California health officials reported…[+]