The Nation - News from April 16, 1985
The number of confirmed cases of milk-borne salmonella topped 5,000 as Chicago authorities linked the death of a fourth person to the bacteria that has plagued five states for more than two weeks. Salmonella poisoning caused the death of Thomas F. Levins, 44, of Rockford, officials said. There have been 5,295 confirmed cases of salmonella in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana, an Illinois Public Health Department official reported.
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