ATLANTA, Georgia. – Three people have died in Minnesota from salmonella linked to Mexico-grown cantaloupe imported through Nogales, Arizona, according to the US. federal health agency. Another 26 have taken ill. Nationwide, according the Centers for Disease Control, 302 people have become ill since mid-November. Neighboring Wisconsin has had 11 cases and Iowa eight. Hospitalization nationally: 129. Deaths: Four. The CDC’s advice: Don’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe.
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