Sunday, 17 September 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis - USA (03): (RI) unpasteurized soft cheese, alert

Listeriosis -- United States
At least 2 people in Rhode Island have developed infections from _Listeria monocytogenes_, causing public health officials to warn against eating soft cheese referred to as queso fresco.
An alert posted Wednesday [13 Sep 2017] by the Rhode Island Department of Health did not include any details about the 2 victims but specifically urged pregnant women to not eat cheese made with unpasteurized milk. Pasteurizing milk kills _Listeria_ and other bacteria that often are present in so-called raw

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2haPZPb

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