Over 300 people in 27 US states have gotten sick from salmonella. The outbreak is linked to jalapeno peppers from Mexico.

The US Food and Drug Administration says at least 345 people have gotten sick so far.

There have been 36 hospitalizations and no deaths from the outbreak.

This is the second big outbreak of food-related illnesses in the US since July. Thousands of people have gotten sick from a parasite linked to fruits and vegetables.

US health officials say lettuce at Taco Bell restaurants is the source of a diarrhea outbreak.

A parasite has made over 1,000 people in the US very sick with diarrhea.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is not looking into any salmonella cases linked to the US outbreak.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency knows about the US outbreak, but there is no evidence that any affected products were sent to Canada.

Salmonella is a type of bacteria that makes people sick with an intestinal infection.

People usually get salmonella by eating food or drinking water with feces that has salmonella bacteria in it.

A doctor said the contamination usually happens on the farm, but it can happen at any point.

Many types of food can be affected, including nuts, produce, chicken, eggs, and dairy products.

Cyclospora is a parasite that causes diarrhea.

The FDA and CDC say the salmonella outbreak is linked to jalapenos from Mexico.

The jalapenos were imported into the US and sent to other distributors, restaurants, and food service companies.

The FDA said the company that imported the jalapenos does not sell them directly to grocery stores.

A doctor said salmonella bacteria can be killed when food is cooked, but jalapenos are often eaten raw.

Minnesota and Colorado have the most salmonella cases so far, with 110 each.

Illinois has 30 cases, Kansas has 13, and Wisconsin has nine.

The FDA said two restaurant chains got jalapenos from the company linked to the outbreak.

One restaurant chain removed the affected peppers from its US restaurants, and the other removed jalapenos from all its locations.

The FDA says the two restaurant chains are no longer a health risk.

No, there is no other information.

A restaurant chain said the recalled jalapenos were not sent to any of its Canadian locations.

Another restaurant chain said none of its Canadian locations got jalapenos from the company linked to the outbreak.

The other restaurant chain removed jalapenos from all its US restaurants.

We do not know of any other cases.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said there is no evidence that products linked to the outbreak were sent to Canada.

A spokesperson for the company that imported the jalapenos could not be reached for comment.

Some people who get salmonella infections will not have any symptoms, but many will have gastrointestinal problems.

People usually start to show symptoms between six hours and six days after they are infected, and the symptoms can last between four to seven days.

A doctor said people who are immunocompromised, as well as children and the elderly, are at greater risk of developing more severe infections.

A doctor said people can get very sick from dehydration caused by salmonella-caused diarrhea.

A doctor said good hand hygiene is very important.

A doctor said because the source of the outbreak has been identified, health officials can move quickly to stop its spread.

A doctor said it is good that the source of the outbreak has been identified, so steps can be taken to remove the affected products.