A Listeria outbreak in the Midwest linked to one death and a miscarriage likely was caused by contamination during the cheese-making process, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Inspection of the cheese-making facility revealed that substantial sanitation deficiencies during the cheese-making process
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Texas Listeria Case Linked to Wisconsin Cheese Outbreak Strain
A sixth person – this one in Texas – has been sickened by Listeria monocytogenes with the same DNA fingerprint as the outbreak strain from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC. One of its two Minnesota victims later died, and another person sickened was a pregnant woman who miscarried. The cheese
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CDC Joins Investigation into Deadly Listeria Outbreak
Five people in four states, including one who died, being infected with the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes has the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worrying about potentially contaminated cheeses that were distributed nationwide. 
According to the CDC, the ongoing investigation indicates that Les Frères, Petit Frère,
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Multi-state Listeria Outbreak Prompts Cheese Recall
Soft, Brie-style cheese manufactured by Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics is already responsible for one death from Listeriosis and it has infected four others in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. One of the cases was a pregnant woman who miscarried due to the illness. 
Two older adults in Minnesota were hospitalized
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