date:Jul 18, 2012
focal point, but it's hard to say whether an infection caused death when it happens weeks or months after infection, especially in elderly victims, Silk said. The medical risk factors that lead to susceptibility for Listeria infection can also independently be linked to risk of death.
The outbreak occurred in August and September of 2011, sickening and killing victims in 28 states. Until now, officials had only counted one other illness in Montana.
The new official case count by state is now