[californiadisasters] Typhoid Fever in California, Too

U.S. typhoid cases linked to tropical fruit

Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer

San Francisco Chronicle August 14, 2010 04:00 AM Copyright San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

A San Francisco woman stricken with typhoid fever may be part of a rare outbreak of the disease linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make milkshakes and smoothies, San Francisco public health officials said Friday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta earlier this week confirmed seven cases of typhoid fever - three in California and four in Nevada. Two additional cases, including the one in San Francisco, are under investigation but are considered "probable," CDC officials said.

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