Jensen Farms Frontera Outbreak is now second most deadly.
Last week the CDC reported eight deaths linked to Jensen Farms Frontera Cantaloupe:
2 in Colorado
1 in Maryland
4 in New Mexico
1 in Oklahoma
Although, not yet on the CDC website, State Health Departments report the following additional deaths:
2 in Kansas
1 in
The latest (September 21) case count in the Listeria cantaloupe outbreak is 55 confirmed illnesses from 14 states, and 8 deaths (2 in Colorado, 1 in Maryland, 4 in New Mexico, and 1 in Oklahoma). But, as Bill Marler has been reporting for some time now, and now according to William Neuman at the
Today’s announcement that Lois Tufly, a 91-year-old woman from Colorado, may be the latest victim of the devastating cantaloupe Listeria outbreak, probably makes lots of people wonder why so many have died, and so many others have been hospitalized, in this Listeria outbreak. To date, the CDC recognizes 8 deaths from Colorado, New Mexico
The State of Oklahoma is currently 1 of the 14 states where residents have been confirmed infected with Listeria monocytogenes stemming from contaminated cantaloupes. But this is not the first time Oklahoma has experienced an unwanted large food poisoning incident resulting in injured residents.
Country Cottage E. coli O111 outbreak – In 2008, customers
What is Listeria?
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) is a foodborne disease-causing bacteria; the disease is called listeriosis. Listeria can invade the body through a normal and intact gastrointestinal tract. Once in the body, Listeria can travel through the blood stream but the bacteria are often found inside cells. Listeria also produces toxins that damage cells. Listeria
According to press reports, the death earlier this month of a western Nebraska man has been linked to a multi-state outbreak of listeria, state health officials announced Friday. A statement from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said tests showed the man in his 80s had contracted a strain of listeria that has
Nebraska is one of 14 states currently listed by the CDC as having residents that have been sickened with Listeria by cantaloupe from Jensen Farms and Frontera Produce. The current numbers, likely to grow nationwide, show 4 illnesses in Nebraska as part of the outbreak.
Nebraksa residents have suffered in food-poisoning outbreaks in the past. These
Colorado residents are lucky in lots of ways, not least of which is that they are protected every day by supremely talented state and local health department officials. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have some federal dollars because its a FoodNet site. Nonetheless, Colorado is often on the leading edge of outbreak detection
As the numbers of ill and dead in the latest cantaloupe outbreak continue to rise, a look back at earlier outbreaks might be helpful. Courtesy of outbreak database, here are reported cantaloupe outbreaks:
Del Monte Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak (2011)
California Restaurant Cantaloupe Outbreak, Norovirus (2008)
Colorado Private Home Cantaloupe and Watermelon Salmonella outbreak
The CDC as of September 21 listed eight deaths linked to Jensen Farms and Frontera Listeria-tainted Cantaloupe from 14 states: 2 in Colorado, 1 in Maryland, 4 in New Mexico, and 1 in Oklahoma. A review of state health department sites and media reports yield a much higher number: