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CDC: Tainted Peanut Butter, 3 Deaths May Be Linked

Minn. officials trace salmonella to peanut butter; CDC says it may be linked to 3 deaths

CDC officials say the bacteria in the current outbreak has been genetically fingerprinted as the Typhimurium type, which is among the most common sources of salmonella food poisoning.

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Martiga Lohn in St. Paul and Thomas J. Sheeran in Cleveland contributed to this report.

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