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Listeria outbreaks by food source 2011- 2022

Pregnant Women Account for One Fifth of Big Olaf Listeria Patients

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The deadly Big Olaf ice cream Listeria outbreak is spotlighting the tremendous risk Listeria poses to pregnant women. One-fifth of the people who developed Listeria infections after eating contaminated Big Olaf ice cream were pregnant when they…
Big Olaf Listeria Outbreak CDC map August

Big Olaf Listeria Outbreak Now Includes 25 Illnesses, 1 Death

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Genetic tests show that the Listeria strain found in Big Olaf ice cream and at the company's manufacturing plant in Sarasota, Fl matches the strain cultured from 25 outbreak patients, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease…