Listeria bacteria contaminated rockmelons leave 3 dead in Australia. Fifteen elderly people have been infected in the outbreak.
Listeria Infection - Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Complications, Treatment & Prevention
Listeria infection or listeriosis is a food borne illness caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria infection or listeriosis is a food borne illness caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes.
‘Listeriosis caused by Listeria usually presents as a brain inflammation, brain abscess or blood poisoning in immunosuppressed patients. In some cases, pneumonia and heart valve infections are also reported.’
The unidentified third victim died in Victoria on Friday, authorities said, following the deaths of two elderly people in New South Wales (NSW) earlier in the week. Rockmelons have been withdrawn from supermarket shelves across Australia following the outbreak, which began in January, the BBC reported.
Listeria is a bacterium which can be deadly for pregnant women, elderly people, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems.
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Food safety is the science of handling, preparing, storing and processing food so as to prevent food borne illness, disability and death. Find out through this quiz how you can keep yourself safe from food borne bacteria.
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Brett Sutton, Victoria's deputy chief health officer, said the infection began with flu-like symptoms such as a fever, chills and nausea.
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