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1. Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Associated with Jensen Farms Cantaloupe -- United States, August-September 2011.

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Cosgrove, Shaun, Cronquist, Alicia, Wright, Gail, Ghosh, Tista, Vogt, Richard, Teitell, Paul, Gelfius, Allen, Spires, Charlotte, Duvernoy, Tracy, Merriweather, Sheila, Freeman, Molly, Griffin, Patricia M., Jackson, Kelly A., Joseph, Lavin A., Mahon, Barbara E., Neil, Karen, Silk, Benjamin J., Tarr, Cheryl, Tauxe, Robert, and Trees, Eija

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LISTERIOSIS, LISTERIA monocytogenes, GRAM-positive bacteria, FOOD contamination, MUSKMELON
Abstract

This article reports on the outbreak in Colorado of listeriosis, an infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, a gram-positive bacillus acquired by humans through consumption of contaminated food. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on September 2, 2011 notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of seven cases of listeriosis. All seven patients reported eating cantaloupe. The features of the outbreak and the recommendations of the CDC are also discussed.

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2011

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