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The Nation - News from April 11, 1985

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More than 10,000 persons could contract salmonella poisoning from those already infected by contaminated milk, health officials said, in urging extra precautions in five states. More than 2,200 persons are already believed to have contracted salmonella poisoning by drinking suspect low-fat milk, an Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman said. As many as 2,827 cases of salmonella poisoning have been reported and 2,214 confirmed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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