CHICAGO (WGN) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning after dozens of people across the country became sick in a salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters.
According to the CDC, 64 people in 22 states have been infected with the same strain of salmonella. At least 20 people have been hospitalized, a rate higher than usually seen in outbreaks traced to oysters. No deaths have been reported thus far.
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Of the 27 people health officials have spoken to, 20 reported eating raw oysters in the week before becoming ill…