Deadly multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat, CDC says

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning astir a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states. The infections are being linked to meats sliced astatine deli counters.

According to the CDC, the outbreak has resulted successful 28 hospitalizations and 2 deaths, 1 successful Illinois and 1 successful New Jersey. New York presently has the highest fig of reported infections with 7 cases.

The CDC created a map listing the states with reported cases. Pennsylvania has one, New Jersey has two, and Delaware has none.

Listeria spreads easy among deli equipment, surfaces, hands and food. The bacteria tin pb to terrible unwellness with fever, musculus aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, nonaccomplishment of balance, and convulsions. 

The CDC recommends large people, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems, to debar eating deli meats sliced astatine deli counters unless heated to an interior somesthesia of 165°F oregon until steaming blistery conscionable earlier serving. These groups are astatine higher hazard of terrible Listeria infections.

Pregnant individuals are peculiarly astatine precocious risk, arsenic Listeria corruption tin effect successful life-threatening complications for the newborn.

Symptoms typically statesman 1 to 4 weeks aft consuming contaminated nutrient but tin look arsenic aboriginal arsenic the aforesaid time oregon arsenic precocious arsenic 70 days aft exposure.

Investigators are collecting accusation to find the circumstantial products that whitethorn beryllium contaminated. Products sold astatine the deli, particularly those sliced oregon prepared astatine the deli, tin beryllium contaminated with Listeria.

Refrigeration does not termination Listeria, but reheating to a precocious capable somesthesia earlier eating volition termination immoderate germs that whitethorn beryllium connected these meats. 

For much accusation astir cases successful a circumstantial state, delight telephone that state's wellness department.  

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