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Thursday, October 20, 2011

US : 25 Deaths Now Blamed on Cantaloupe-Linked Listeria Outbreak

Article via Yahoo Health :

" The death toll from the listeria outbreak first linked to tainted cantaloupes has risen to 25, and a total of 123 people have been sickened across 26 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported late Tuesday.

The agency said that even though the cantaloupes in question were recalled in mid-September, more cases might still emerge since Listeria monocytogenes infection has a long lag time between diagnosis and laboratory confirmation "and also because up to two months can elapse between eating contaminated food and developing listerosis."

The listeriosis-linked deaths have occurred in Colorado (6), Indiana (1), Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (1), Missouri (1), Nebraska (1), New Mexico (5), New York (2), Oklahoma (1), Texas (2) and Wyoming (1). The people who have died ranged in age from 48 to 96, the CDC said.

One pregnant woman who contracted the illness had a miscarriage, the CDC said.

Pennsylvania has reported its first case of infection, the agency said Tuesday."

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