CDC Guide to Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak in CO, TX, NM, KS, LA
CDC's latest guide to the Colorado Cantaloupe Listeria outbreak confirms that 23 people have died, another life has been lost to miscarriage and 116 persons all together have been infected by strains of Listeria linked to Jensen Farms cantaloupes.
The numbers are expected to grow through the end of October because listeriosis can develop two months after a person eats contaminated food. Jensen Farms of Granada, Colorado, was actively selling its melons until shortly before its recall was announced September 14.
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On October 12, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified the public of more deaths and illnesses from the Jensen cantaloupe outbreak.
- Four outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 25 states.
- Colorado has 5 deaths and 34 illnesses.
- New Mexico has 5 deaths and 13 illnesses.
- Texas has 2 deaths and 17 illnesses.
- Kansas has 2 deaths and 7 illnesses.
- Louisiana has 2 deaths, both newly confirmed.
