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Health Officials Expand Cyclospora, Salmonella Case Review Statewide

Massachusetts health officials are tracking a growing number of cyclospora and salmonella cases as investigators expand their nationwide review this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now reviewing more than 12,255 additional suspected cases nationwide, according …

NEEDHAM — Massachusetts health officials are reviewing thousands of additional suspected cyclospora and salmonella cases as a summer outbreak investigation continues statewide, according to Needham Patch. Closer to home, the town is remembering longtime resident Susan Spaulding Warner Abbott, who died at her Needham home on July 2 at age 84.

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"New Developments In Cyclospora, Salmonella Outbreaks: What To Know In MA." Federal investigators are now reviewing more than 12,255 additional suspected cases nationwide as the multistate outbreaks continue to unfold, according to Needham Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/needham/s/klegd/new-developments-in-cyclospora-salmonella-outbreaks-what-to-know-in-ma)
"Susan Spaulding Warner Abbott - Hometown Weekly." Longtime Needham resident Susan Spaulding Warner Abbott died peacefully at her Needham home on July 2 at age 84, nearly a decade after an Alzheimer's diagnosis, according to an obituary posted by Hometown Weekly. (read it at https://hometownweekly.net/obits/susan-spaulding-warner-abbott/)

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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