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March 2016

Laura G. Brown, PhD1; E. Rickamer Hoover, PhD1; Danny Ripley2; Bailey Matis, MPH3; David Nicholas, MPH4; Nicole Hedeen, MS5; Brenda Faw6 (View author affiliations)

Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) causes the third highest number of foodborne illness deaths (an estimated 255) in the United States annually, after nontyphoidal Salmonella species and Toxoplasma gondii (1). Deli

Listeria

You need to know about Listeria with the CDC reporting eighteen people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from nine states since July 5, 2015. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: Connecticut (1), Indiana (1), Massachusetts (1), Michigan (4), Missouri (2), New Jersey (1), New

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With Salmonella outbreaks linked to sprouts (again), nuts (again) and a health drink, we need to pay attention to this nasty bug.

A total of 27 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Virchow have been reported from 20 states. A list of states and the number of cases in each can be found

e_colio157(1)

There are two known E. coli outbreaks happening across the US.

The CDC reports that 13 people were sickened with E. coli O157:H7 in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Nine of the people recently had eaten at Pizza Ranches.  Two children, in Kansas and Nebraska, suffered kidney

A total of 19 people infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing STEC O157:H7 were reported from seven states. The majority of illnesses were reported from the western United States. The number of ill people reported from each state was as follows: California (1), Colorado (4), Missouri (1), Montana (6), Utah (5), Virginia (1),