UPDATE: Chicago salmonella outbreak traced to temp workers as victim count tops 500

CHICAGO Health authorities have traced a widespread salmonella poisoning during the Taste of Chicago restaurant festival here to three food handlers who were hired to staff the booth of a local restaurant called Pars Cove. The three have tested positive for the bacteria, which causes diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever.  But the officials say it is not clear if the workers were themselves contaminated by food offered at the booth, or if they were the source of the pathogen. ...

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