Cynthia Lategan said :We pulled our cantaloupe the minute it hit the news, Cynthia Lategan is the executive chef for CSU’s residential dining services. cantalaupe in other word is cantelope.
And while officials in Housing and Dining Services aren’t sure if their cantaloupes were purchased at Jensen Farms, they were from the Rocky Ford area, said Tonie Miyamoto, director of HDS administration.
We’ve had no reports of students who have felt ill, Miyamoto said. “But we ask that any students who have health issues speak to a health professional and report it to the dining center.”
The outbreak has left 22 people ill and 7 dead.
Listeria victims update oct 3 :
- Eighteen deaths have been reported: 5 in Colorado, 2 in Kansas, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Missouri, 1 in Nebraska, 5 in New Mexico, 1 in Oklahoma, and 2 in Texas.
- As on October 3, 2011, a total of 100 persons infected with any of the four outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported to CDC from 20 states. All illnesses started on or after July 31, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1) California (1), Colorado (30), Idaho (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (2), Kansas (7), Maryland (1), Missouri (3), Montana (1), Nebraska (6), New Mexico (13), North Dakota (1), Oklahoma (11), Texas (14), Virginia (1), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (2), and Wyoming (2).
update sept 29 :
- 15 deaths have been reported: 3 in Colorado, 1 in Kansas, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Missouri, 1 in Nebraska, 5 in New Mexico, 1 in Oklahoma, and 2 in Texas.
- As of 11am EDT on September 29, 2011, a total of 84 persons infected with any of the four outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported to CDC from 19 states. All illnesses started on or after July 31, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1) California (1), Colorado (17), Illinois (1), Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Maryland (1), Missouri (3), Montana (1), Nebraska (6), New Mexico (13), North Dakota (1), Oklahoma (11), Texas (14), Virginia (1), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (2), and Wyoming (2).
update sept 27 :
- 13 deaths have been reported: 2 in Colorado, 1 in Kansas, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Missouri, 1 in Nebraska, 4 in New Mexico, 1 in Oklahoma, and 2 in Texas.
- As of 11am EDT on September 26, 2011, a total of 72 persons infected with the four outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported to CDC from 18 states. All illnesses started on or after July 31, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Colorado (15), Florida (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Maryland (1), Missouri (1), Montana (1), Nebraska (6), New Mexico (10), North Dakota (1), Oklahoma (8), Texas (14), Virginia (1), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (2), and Wyoming (1).
“We also follow a rigorous food safety protocol, so we keep samples of food for testing (if any reports of food poisoning or other problems arise),” she added.
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“We know that ruminant animals shed listeria,” said Mary Schroeder, an extension specialist in food safety at CSU. “So they’re thinking it could have come from sheep that had access to the fields.”
What is the symptoms of listeria looks like? most people with listeriosis are similar to the flu, with high fever, muscle aches and diarrhea. For pregnant women, however, flu-like symptoms are mild, with the infection often leading to miscarriages, stillbirths or infections in the newborn.
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