ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN)  -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened about1,400 people across the country appears to be over. Contaminated jalapeño and serrano peppers, grown in Mexico, are no longer in circulation, the FDA said. "The number of reported cases has been dropping since early July," and the number has appeared to return to around the typical number of salmonella cases expected during this time of year, said Dr. Robert Tauxe, the deputy director of the CDC Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. "There are some cases of this infection that occur every year," he said.
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Salmonella cases have been dropping since early July, CDC says
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FDA says it's OK to eat raw serrano and jalapeño peppers from Mexico
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About 286 people were hospitalized from the salmonella Saintpaul strain
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