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 / Updated / Source: NBC News By Maggie Fox 
 
 At least 60 people have been made sick and 31 are in the hospital after eating pre-cut melon contaminated with salmonella, federal health officials said Saturday. 
 
 The suspected cut melon products were sold in stores including Costco, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Walgreens and Whole Foods in eight states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. 
 
 They are all linked to the the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, the CDC said. The company has recalled the melon. 
 
 “Recalled products were distributed to Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio,” the CDC said. 
 
 People should not eat the recalled cut melon or fruit salad products, the CDC said. 
 
 “Check your fridge and freezer for them and throw them away or return them to the place of purchase for a refund,” the CDC said. 
 
 “If you don’t remember where you bought pre-cut melon, don’t eat it and throw it away.” 
 
 It’s likely more cases will turn up, the CDC said. It can take days or weeks for food-borne illnesses to get reported. So far, people have been reported ill in five states. 
 
 Separately, the CDC is reporting an outbreak of salmonella linked to backyard chickens that had made 124 people in 36 states sick. The CDC says 21 people have been hospitalized. A third of the cases are in children under the age of 5. 
 
 Backyard chickens and chicks are a common source of salmonella. 
 
 “The people who got sick reported getting chicks and ducklings from places such as feed supply stores, websites, hatcheries, and from relatives,” the CDC said. 
 
 “People can get sick from salmonella from touching live poultry or their environment. Birds carrying the bacteria can appear healthy and clean,” it added. 
 
 “It’s important to always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water right after touching live poultry or anything in their environment. Don’t let children younger than 5 years handle or touch live poultry without adult supervision.” 
 
 Salmonella is a very common cause of food poisoning. Every year, it makes about 1.2 million people sick, puts 23,000 into the hospital and kills 450 people in the U.S. 
 
 It causes diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. 

 (CNN) A multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to pre-cut melon has sickened at least 60 people, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday. A recall has affected eight states, the CDC said. 
 
 Six people are sick in Illinois, 11 in Indiana, 32 in Michigan, 10 in Missouri and one in Ohio. 
 
 The melon was also sold in Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina. Stores carrying the melon include Costco, Jay C, Kroger, Payless, Owen's, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, Walgreens, Walmart and Whole Foods/Amazon 
 
 Thirty-one people have been hospitalized in this outbreak, the CDC said, and no deaths have been reported. 
 
 Diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps are the symptoms of salmonella infection . Signs of illness typically occur within 12 to 72 hours and last for four to seven days. 
 
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– If there's pre-cut melon in your fridge, take care: A salmonella outbreak has been linked to such melons across several states, the CDC says. At least 60 are sick in all, including 32 in Michigan, 11 in Indiana, six in Illinois, and one in Missouri, reports CNN. The melon has also been sold in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia, at stores including Trader Joe's, Walmart, Whole Foods/Amazon, and Costco. People who got sick say they ate pre-cut watermelon or cantaloupe, or chopped melon in fruit salads. So far thirty-one people have been hospitalized with the salmonella, an illness that typically strikes within 12 to 72 hours, lasts up to a week, and comes with diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever. A separate salmonella outbreak from backyard chickens has sickened 124 people across 36 states, NBC News reports.