Sunday, 18 February 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis - South Africa (06): fatal, more cases

Listeriosis -- South Africa
The country's listeriosis outbreak shows no sign of slowing down. In the last week alone, 57 people died from the food-borne disease, bringing the death toll to over 160. The source of the outbreak remains unknown.
The manner in which food is prepared in businesses and in homes has been under the spotlight since the outbreak of the disease in December 2017. Fruit and vegetables must be washed well and meat cooked thoroughly.
But awareness of the outbreak remains low. "Somebody preparing

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5635764&promed&0

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