listeria outbreak tied to water, dirty equipment
AP (flourtra produce, Jensen Farm crate in Rockford cantaloupe)CBS/AP)
So far, what is the cause of the outbreak of Lee\'s bacteria that has caused 25 deaths and illness?
Government health officials are looking for pools and dirty equipment on the floor at the cantaloupe packaging facility on the Colorado farm.
Picture: 15 of the deadliest food myth investigators found Liszt on equipment at Yansen farm facility and fruit held there.
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Jensen Farm recently purchased old, corroded and hard-to-clean used equipment, the FDA said.
In addition, the floor of the facility is built, so it is difficult to clean, so there may be bacteria formed by the pool hidden near the packaging equipment.
The device was purchased in July, the same month as the outbreak.
Previously, it was used for different agricultural products, the agency said, and Lee\'s \"may have been introduced due to the use of these devices in the past \".
The agency said the contamination may occur at the packaging plant, but the way cantaloupe is cooled after being picked may result in the growth of L. Liszt.
The field did not use the name \"pre-
\"Cooling\", designed to remove condensate that can promote the growth of Liszt on Hami melon rinds.
Unlike most pathogens, Liszt grows in a cool environment.
The samples of cantaloupe at Yansen farm tested negative for Liszt, but bacteria that flowed out of the field may have initially introduced pathogens into the packaging room and then spread there, the FDA said.
Liszt contamination usually comes from animal feces or rotten vegetation.
Another possible source of pollution is a truck used to transport cantaloupe to the cattle farm and stop near the packaging plant.
People or equipment may track pollution, the report said.
The CDC said the epidemic had already sickened 123 people, including 25.
This is the deadliest food outbreak known.
Diseases caused in the United StatesS.
Over 25 years.
Contaminated fruit recalled by Yansen farm in the medium term
In September, it should have been removed by now.
But the number of diseases may increase, as the symptoms of listeriosis may take two months to appear.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed the sixth death in Colorado and the second death in New York.
Deaths were also reported in Indiana, Kansas, Louis Anna, Maryland, Missouri, NEAs, New Mexico, Russia, Texas, and Wyoming.
The high-risk population with mental illness includes the elderly, pregnant women, newborns and adults with low immunity.
Symptoms include fever, chills, sore muscles and stiff neck.
If antibiotics are taken in time, infection can be cured.
CDC knows more about Liszt.