Outbreak appears to have begun in 2016.
As of March 9, 2020, 36 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 17 states. Arizona 2, California 9, Florida 2, Hawaii 3, Indiana 1, Kentucky 1, Maryland 2, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 1, Missouri 1, Nevada 1, New Jersey 1, New York
In today’s New England Journal of Medicine – https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1907462?query=TOC
Thanks to the good work of:
Thank you for taking the time to tell these peoples’ stories.
The victims of the 2017 listeriosis tragedy and the surviving families of those who died are taking on Tiger Brands in an effort
Almark Foods and the FDA need to explain why positive product tests and illnesses in 2017 did not stop positive product tests and illnesses in 2019.
As of December 17, 2019, a total of seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from five states – Texas, Florida, South Carolina,
As of December 17, 2019, a total of seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from five states.
Listeria specimens from ill people were collected from April 10, 2017, to November 12, 2019. Ill people range in age from less than 1 to 82 years, with a median age
According to South African press reports, it seems that there’s no coming back from the Listeria crisis that rocked Tiger Brands last year.
The unit’s revenues slid 79 percent in the six months ending in March, resulting in an operating loss of over R200-million.
The company now says it’s looking to sell its processed meats
According to heath officials in the US and Canada, the 31 cases share a related whole genome sequencing (WGS), but US investigators “did not identify a specific food item, grocery store, food processor, or restaurant chain as the source of infections.” However, Canadian investigators found their cases to be linked to “Rosemount brand cooked diced
According to the NICD: “There is no evidence of an outbreak of listeriosis.”
The number of cases reported since the official end of the 2017/2018 listeriosis outbreak is well within (and in fact, below) the expected range for sporadic disease. Furthermore, there have been no unusual trends in the epidemiological patterns of disease, or in
Sorry, Mr. “Verde” – Green, I really could use my Spanish in a Listeria outbreak that has sickened well over 200 and killed 3 – and, that number is likely to rise.
According to Google Translate, and therefore the Spanish Health Authorities:
On Friday, August 16, Public Health of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia notified
As of August 23 2019, there have been seven confirmed cases of Listeria monocytogenes illness in three provinces: British Columbia (1), Manitoba (1) and Ontario (5). Individuals became sick between November 2017 and June 2019. Six individuals have been hospitalized. Individuals who became ill are between 51 and 97 years of age. The majority of
