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28 March 2024

30 Dead in Final Toll From Melon Listeria Outbreak

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Federal health authorities say the final death toll from an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe is 30.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta issued the final update Thursday and said the outbreak is over.
 
The agency said 30 people died, and a woman pregnant at the time of her illness had a miscarriage. Last month, the CDC put the death toll at 29.
 
The outbreak was the deadliest known case of foodborne illness in the U.S. in more than 25 years. It was worse than a 1998 spate of listeria infections, when 21 deaths were linked to tainted hot dogs and delicatessen meats.