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Posted on: March 16, 2018

[ARCHIVED] Largest Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Kratom Widens - 10 cases in WA

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UPDATE:  Largest Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Kratom Widens - 10 cases in WA


OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health announced today that the Salmonella outbreak linked to kratom, a plant used for its stimulant effects and as an opioid substitute, has widened and 10 people in Washington have been sickened to date.


See the full press release from the Washington Department of Health here for more information.

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