date:Jul 18, 2016
ung children, seniors, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery and infection in newborns. In this outbreak, the case patients ranged in age from 56 to 91, with a median age of 76.
Epidemiology and laboratory revealed that frozen vegetables produced by CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington, and sold under various brand names were the likely source of illnesses in this outbreak. The Ohio Depart