Outbreak
OUTBREAK|
UPDATE 6: RECALL EXPANDED
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Listeria Outbreak
Severity
20 people sick, 4 dead, and 1 fetal loss reported across 15 states to date. Recall expanded to include 3 additional products. Affected products were sold nationwide. Do not eat, sell, or serve recalled products. Investigation is ongoing.
Who's At Risk?
Pregnant women, young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. This is because Listeria is more likely to spread beyond their gut to other parts of their body, resulting in a severe condition known as invasive listeriosis.
Symptoms
Listeria infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn in pregnant women. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. It can take up to 10 weeks for some people to have symptoms.