on assignment: south africa
Johannesburg — A South African woman described her son as a “hero” after he died due to listeriosis and she was cleared of any symptoms.
Vuyani Moledi became pregnant with a
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Father of survivor: ‘We were lucky, what about those who were not . . .’
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Johannesburg — The father of a child who survived the South African Listeria outbreak says he replays the moment a doctor asked if he preferred the mother of his child or
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Parents describe their baby’s ongoing treatment and their fears for his future
on assignment: South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — The Mathole family’s joy at expecting their first baby almost turned to tragedy with a month and a half in hospital when their child was infected with listeriosis.
Onkarabile
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Uncertainty after the outbreak — ‘My niece may not know her father has died’
On assignment: South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — Lesiba Thomas Mogale believes his niece may not even know her father was one of the victims in the largest ever recorded Listeria outbreak.
Godfrey Mogale, 45, died in
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People, places touched by Listeria outbreak will be forever changed
on assignment: South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization (WHO) reported it was the largest Listeria outbreak on record. After 1,060 confirmed cases and 216 deaths between January 2017 and July 2018, officials in
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South Africa listeriosis outbreak victims v. Tiger Brands about to get speedy trial
As expected, South Africa’s high court in Johannesburg has certified the class action lawsuit brought on behalf of victims in the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak against Tiger Brands.
It means that by March of next
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A dozen cases and two dead in Listeria outbreak; Swiss officials suspect food
Authorities in Switzerland are investigating to find the source of a suspected foodborne outbreak of Listeria with 12 cases and two deaths.
The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) said since June this year it
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Multiple recalls to chase down ham responsible for Listeriosis outbreak in South
The country hams that some say are the quintessential dish of the South became, during this past weekend, suspects in a deadly listeriosis outbreak.
Four people, three in Virginia and one in North Carolina, have
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South Africa works to eradicate listeria from its processed meat facilities
South Africa’s National Listeria Incident Management Team issued another of its periodic reports recently for the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak. It says there were no new cases of listeriosis during the week before publication on
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Tiger Brands wants new standards and food safety group
After listeriosis outbreaks in North America in recent years, the responsible parties involved usually responded with promises on their own to enact more stringent standards.
That’s definitely how Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods and Colorado’s Rocky
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Pace of new listeriosis cases and deaths slowing in South Africa
In the world’s largest recorded listeriosis outbreak, South Africa has added four more confirmed cases and four more deaths, the National Listeria Incident Management Team reports.
The team’s latest report brings the confirmed death toll
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