Last year’s two Listeria outbreaks are over. And it puts the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an enviable position with no currently active Listeria outbreaks.
Among the foodborne diseases, Listeria is known for its high fatality rate. According to CDC, an estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis
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Only one more listeriosis death in last two weeks is good news in S. AfricaT
The fortnightly report by the Republic of South Africa’s Health Department is beginning to address recovery from the
Continue Reading Good news out of South Africa; only one new listeriosis death
The world’s worst listeriosis outbreak is not over and will likely sicken others in his country and throughout the region, according to South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
And during the past week, Nambia reported its first listeriosis case had sent a resident of that nation to the hospital in
Continue Reading Health minister fears world’s worst listeriosis outbreak has yet to peak
Prominent American food safety attorney Bill Marler went to South Africa as a conference speaker on the country’s listeria outbreak, but he’s returning to the USA in his familiar role as an advocate for the victims.
South African human rights lawyer Richard Spoor says he teamed up with Marler and
Continue Reading A Spoor-Marler team plans class action for South African listeria victims
You might say the source of South Africa’s deadly Listeria outbreak was hiding in plain sight, but it took the deaths of 180 people before the Health Minister could collect enough evidence to name the culprits.
A cold, processed meat product made by South Africa’s biggest producer of consumer foods
Continue Reading South Africa’s processed meats blamed in Listeria outbreak
