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A salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers has reached 31 states and Washington, D.C., sickening at least 449 people, according to new information provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At the beginning of June, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of cucumbers potentially contaminated with salmonella. The cucumbers were shipped to wholesalers and distributed in 14 states between May 17 through May 21.

The CDC discovered that cucumbers contaminated with one of two outbreak strains infected 449 people and hospitalized 125, the CDC announced on Wednesday. The likely source of some illnesses in that outbreak can be traced back to two Florida growers: Bedner Growers, Inc., of Boynton Beach and Thomas Produce Company, of Boca Raton, the CDC said.

Cucumbers from those companies are no longer being grown or harvested for the season.

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Indiana's attorney general has dropped a lawsuit that accused the state's largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion.

A federal judge last week approved Attorney General Todd Rokita's request to dismiss his lawsuit, which the Republican had filed last year against Indiana University Health and IU Healthcare Associates, The Indianapolis Star reported.

The suit accused the hospital system of violating HIPAA, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and a state law, for not protecting patient information in the case of a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled to Indiana to receive abortion drugs.

The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Cases of mpox — previously called monkeypox — have been surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In recent weeks, cases have appeared in nearby African countries, including several that have never reported mpox cases before.

"What we're seeing is tip of the iceberg" because of weaknesses in the surveillance system, says Dr. Dimie Ogoina, the chair of the emergency committee convened by WHO and an infectious disease physician at Niger Delta University in Nigeria.

"This is something that should concern us all," says WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over half of the United States have reported "very high" levels of COVID-19 activity.

Using wastewater or sewage, the CDC tests the water to see if there are any traces of an infectious disease within a community, the government agency says.

Data collected on Aug. 9 by the CDC showed that 27 states have reported "very high" levels of wastewater viral activity nationwide.

Non-stick frying pans, Dutch ovens and saucepans have been popular for years, but the cookware that is convenient and easy to clean has also been linked to some health problems – and there are indications that more people are noticing.

In 2023, there were 267 reports of suspected polymer fume fever reported to Poison Control Centers around the U.S., according to America’s Poison Centers, which represents the 55 accredited poison control centers around the country. The group added that the reported cases were not all confirmed nor did every patient report symptoms. The Poison Centers' information also noted that some patients may have been exposed to chemicals at work.

The number of cases reported in 2023 nearly tripled from just a few years earlier and while it reflects a small portion of Americans, experts say it can be difficult to measure the true number of people who are potentially impacted.

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The first shocker came when Noah Lyles, the fastest man on Earth, won bronze in his specialty event, the 200-meter. Then, moments after race on Thursday night, the other shoe dropped: Lyles said he’d tested positive for COVID two days earlier.

After crossing the finish line, Lyles looked ill, bent down to the ground, struggled to control his breath, and called for water. He was later seen rolling out in a wheelchair.

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won gold with a time of 19.46 seconds. Kenneth Bednarek came in second place at 19.62 seconds for silver, ahead of his American teammate. Lyles' time was 19.70.

It wasn't revealed until after the race that Lyles -- fresh off winning the 100-meter sprint on Sunday -- had tested positive for COVID on Tuesday.

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