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By MARY CLARE JALONICK
09/19/11 06:49 PM ET
WASHINGTON -- Four people have died in an outbreak of listeria traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
One death occurred in Colorado, one in Oklahoma and two in New Mexico. The death count could soon rise to six. Chad Smelser of the New Mexico Department of Heath said the CDC is in the process of confirming two additional deaths linked to the outbreak in his state.
The CDC said that 35 people in 10 states have been sickened in the outbreak so far. The illnesses are in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia. Colorado has the most illnesses with 12 sickened, followed by Oklahoma with six and New Mexico with five.
The illnesses have been traced to fruit from Jensen Farms in Holly, Colo. The FDA said Monday that it had found listeria in samples of Jensen Farms' cantaloupe taken from a Denver-area store and on samples taken from equipment and cantaloupe at the farm's packing facility. Tests confirmed that the samples matched the strain of the disease found in those sickened.
(The entire article can be read @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/cantaloupe-deaths-colorado_n_970856.html)By MARY CLARE JALONICK
09/19/11 06:49 PM ET
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Advice for pregnant women on avoiding soft cheeses and certain other foods should be extended to cancer patients, according to public health experts.
link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12001044Advice for pregnant women on avoiding soft cheeses and certain other foods should be... more
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Listeria monocytogenes, Which is commonly known as Listeria.
It is a type of bacteria which is common in the environment.
Animals and humans can carry the bacterium without even knowing it. Farm animals may appear healthy and still be carriers. They may contaminate foods such as meats and dairy products. Listeria monocytogenes, Which is commonly known as Listeria.
It is a type of... more
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