date:Aug 31, 2012
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta Thursday added 26 confirmed cases in 12 states to the outbreak, which brings the total sickened to 204 from 22 states.
Since the last CDC update on Aug. 23, Florida joined the outbreak with one case. No additional deaths were reported beyond the two from Kentucky that were first announced when CDC first confirmed the outbreak was underway on Aug. 17.
The outbreak strain of S. Typhimurium was matched to cantaloupe collec