2000 Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Cargill Deli Turkey

A case-control study implicated sliced, processed, turkey deli meat in a multistate outbreak of listeriosis. A traceback investigation identified a single processing plant in Texas as the likely source of the outbreak. The company recalled 16 million pounds of processed meat. The same plant had been implicated in a Listeria contamination involving the same strain of Listeria more than a decade previously.

Overview

Outbreak began:May 2000
Affected country:US
States/territories:CT, GA, NY
Pathogen:Listeria monocytogenes
Vehicle(s):Turkey
Location(s):Retail
Brand name(s):Cargill
Molecular test results:Not reported

Health impact

Total ill:29
Number hospitalized:29
Number of deaths:7

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