At least 23 people from across the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak that may have originated in Florida, federal health officials reported Thursday.
At least 23 people from across the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, federal health officials reported Thursday. One person has died, and another suffered a pregnancy loss.that cases have been reported in 10 states. All of the patients either live in Florida, or traveled there about a month before getting sick. The exact source of the outbreak is unknown.
One person in Illinois died after contracting the disease, the CDC said. Five of the people were pregnant, one of whom lost the fetus. Listeria, a bacterial infection caused by eating contaminated food, is most dangerous to those who are pregnant, people over 65, and those with compromised immune systems, the CDC said. It has a fatality rate of 20%, according to the agency, and also causes fetal loss in 20% of cases among pregnant patients.
by a Kansas City, Missouri, company were recalled in nine states because of a possible listeria contamination.
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