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Listeria Outbreak Linked To Some Types Of Fresh, Soft Cheeses, CDC Says Listeria Outbreak Linked To Some Types Of Fresh, Soft Cheeses, CDC Says
Listeria Outbreak Linked To Some Types Of Fresh, Soft Cheeses, CDC Says The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert due to a listeria outbreak linked to certain types of fresh, soft cheeses. "Don’t eat any Hispanic-style fresh and soft cheeses (like queso fresco, queso blanco, and queso panela), until we identify a specific type or brand that is making people sick." the CDC stated in the alert. There have been seven illnesses, all resulted in hospitalizations, in four states, including New York and Connecticut. The other states are Maryland and Virginia. You are at higher risk for severe Listeria illness if you are pregnant,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked To This Popular Housepet Salmonella Outbreak Linked To This Popular Housepet
Salmonella Outbreak Linked To This Popular Housepet The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is telling owners to avoid kissing and snuggling a popular household pet -- no matter how cute they are -- after 32 cases of Salmonella were linked to hedgehogs. Thirty-two individuals in 17 states have been infected with Salmonella Typhimurium as of late September, with five hospitalizations. Of the 23 patients interviewed by the CDC, 16 reportedly came into contact with the small, spiky housepets.  The agency said that droppings from a hedgehog in the home of an ill New Yorker contained the strain of Salmonella that had been foun…

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by Christina Coulter