Illinois woman hospitalized in listeria outbreak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois public health officials state an 82-year-old suburban Chicago woman from Cook County has been infected with listeriosis linked to cantaloupes shipped from a Colorado farm.
The Illinois Department of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the Illinois woman’s case on Monday. Health officials state she became ill Sept. 7 after reporting that she ate a cantaloupe from a store that recalled the fruit. She was hospitalized.
The CDC states four people have died and 35 people have been sickened in the 10-state outbreak so far. The illnesses have been traced to Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupes from Jensen Farms in Holly, Colo.
Jensen Farms recalled the melons last week. Symptoms of listeria include fever and muscle aches, often with other gastrointestinal symptoms.
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Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Now Responsible for 25 Deaths and ...Update on multistate outbreak of listeriosis - Illinois Department of ...
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CDC - October 4, 2011 - CDC - Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis ...
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