Max Levy, Joe Yerardi and Dustin Volz: Florida among four states that make up more than 30 percent of the U.S. population but contribute 15 percent to national salmonella outbreak surveillance.
Brandon Quester and Tarryn Mento: Florida-based Del Monte Fresh Produce challenged an FDA conclusion that the company's cantaloupes from Guatemala carried a rare strain of salmonella.
Bastien Inzaurralde: Waterborne diseases -- often the result of poor sanitation and lack of treated, drinkable water -- that are a rarity elsewhere are common in Independencia, the poverty-stricken province where Batey 9 is located, near the border with Haiti.