CDC summary of cases of listeriosis in the United States for the week ending October 8, 2011
In this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC reports 9 cases of listeriosis in the United States for week ending October 8, 2011 (40th Week) and a total of 548 cases as of October 8 for 2011. The cases reported are as follows:
NY (1), OH (1), NC (1), FL (2), AL (1), TX (1), WA (1), CA (1).
The MMWR summary does not indicate whether these cases are part of the listeriosis outbreak linked to Jensen Farms cantaloupe, although the CDC has updated its numbers for that outbreak:
- Persons infected with any of the four outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported to CDC from 25 states. All illnesses started on or after July 31, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), California (1), Colorado (34), Idaho (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (3), Iowa (1), Kansas (7), Louisiana (2), Maryland (1), Missouri (4), Montana (1), Nebraska (6), New Mexico (13), New York (1), North Dakota (1), Oklahoma (11), Oregon (1), South Dakota (1), Texas (17), Virginia (1), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (2), and Wyoming (3).
- Twenty-three deaths have been reported: 5 in Colorado, 1 in Indiana, 2 in Kansas, 2 in Louisiana, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Missouri, 1 in Nebraska, 5 in New Mexico, 1 in New York, 1 in Oklahoma, 2 in Texas, and 1 in Wyoming. In addition, one woman pregnant at the time of illness had a miscarriage.
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