Listeria Death Toll Rises to 18, With 100 Illnesses

Federal health officials have raised the death toll to 18 in an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe.


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it has confirmed 100 illnesses in 20 states, including the 18 deaths. The agency said it has confirmed two additional deaths in Colorado and one in Kansas since last week.

The CDC had previously reported five deaths in New Mexico, three deaths in Colorado, two deaths in Texas and one death each in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Maryland.   More

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