2011 United States listeriosis outbreak

When

31 Jul 2011 – 8 Dec 2011

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

disease outbreak in the United States

Deaths

30

Injured

146

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Disease outbreak in the United States

The 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak was a widespread outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes food poisoning across 28 US states that resulted from contaminated cantaloupes linked to Jensen Farms of Holly, Colorado. As of the final report on August 27, 2012, there were 33 deaths and 147 total confirmed cases since the beginning of the first recorded case on July 31, 2011.

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