1 dead, 22 hospitalized in new listeria outbreak with no known origin, CDC says
Nearly two dozen people have been sickened with listeria, and one has died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said that the source for the outbreak has not been identified.
Nearly two dozen people have been sickened with listeria, and one has died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said that the source for the outbreak has not been identified.
Of those sickened, 22 people were hospitalized and one person died, the CDC said.
Those who have fallen ill reside in 10 U.S. states, but the majority of them live in or traveled to Florida about a month before they got sick, according to the CDC.
Symptoms usually start within two weeks after someone eats food contaminated with listeria. People can experience fever, muscle aches, headaches, loss of balance and other symptoms.
While the CDC has not identified the specific food item that might be spreading the deadly bacteria, foods that are often culprits for listeria outbreaks are soft cheese, raw sprouts, melons, lunch meats, pâtés, hot dogs, smoked fish and unpasteurized milk.
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