Of the 88 Arizona cases, 13 were in Pima County with six people needing hospitalization.
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A Pima County woman who had a serious underlying health condition has died after eating tainted cucumbers, health authorities said Friday.
They say she died while being treated at a Tucson-area for an illness linked to the Salmonella outbreak.
The illness usually lasts four to seven days, and most people recover without treatment.
Federal well being officers have confirmed deaths in Texas and California from the pressure of Salmonella Poona, and one other 91 individuals have been hospitalized.
Arizona sees about 1,000 cases of salmonella each year – most of these cases are sporadic and not related to outbreaks. So far the salmonella outbreak has infected 418 people across 31 states.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback investigations have identified cucumbers imported from Mexico and distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce as a likely source of the infections in this outbreak. Custom Produce Sales’ recalled cucumbers that came from Andrew and Williamson, according to the CDC.
Custom Produce Sales recalled the cucumbers it sold with the Fat Boy label as well as unlabeled ones in reusable plastic containers which it had sold in Nevada since August 1.
Andrew and Williamson said in a statement on its website that it is evaluating its cucumber-farming and -packing operations to find a potential cause.
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While the CDC has not provided a list of the stores and restaurants that had served the cucumbers, stores like Savemart, Walmart, Food 4 Less, Winco and Ralphs had also removed them from the shelves when the recall was issued.
