N.C. man who died tested positive for salmonella

North Carolina health officials say an elderly man who died in November tested positive for the same strain of salmonella that's causing a national outbreak.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Friday tests were taken the day before the Catawba County resident died. Dr. Zack Moore, an epidemiologist, said the tests indicated the infection had overrun the man's digestive system and spread to his bloodstream.

Three other people have tested positive for salmonella in North Carolina. Health officials said they've all recovered.

The outbreak has sickened hundreds of people in 43 states and killed at least six. Earlier this week, it prompted Kellogg to pull some of its venerable Keebler crackers from store shelves, as a precaution.