Press Agency Washington Post The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed Wednesday, November 9, 2022 that an outbreak of listeria bacteria has been linked to cured meats and cheeses, resulting in the deaths of a dead body and 16 other sick people in six states in the country. . and caused a woman to have an abortion.
Investigators are trying to identify the product that caused the outbreak. With samples collected from patients aged 38 to 92 between April 17, 2021 and September 29, 2022, the CDC believes the actual number of cases is likely to exceed the reported number. And the outbreak may not be limited to just the six states they now know.
According to the report by Center for Disease Prevention and Control New York was the state with the highest number of cases with seven cases, followed by three in Maryland. Massachusetts and Illinois Two cases per state and one each in New Jersey and California, with 13 deaths in Maryland, while 13 were in serious condition requiring hospitalization.
In this regard, the CDC takes actionlisteriaIt is a foodborne illness that causes deaths in the United States. The third plus, every year, people will get sick frombacteriaAbout 1,600 people and 260 of these die each year, most at risk are pregnant women with their babies, people aged 65 and over, and people with weakened immune systems.
In severe cases, symptoms usually begin 2 weeks after consuming contaminated food. But symptoms can show up anytime from the day you take it to 10 weeks later. Symptoms ranged from fever, headache, neck stiffness, confusion, loss of balance and spasms.
