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Listeria Listeria is the name of bacteria found in animal and human feces, on vegetation, and in some livestock feed, as well as in some soil and water. It can live in bacteria (this is confusing since it is a bacteria itself), animals, and in human beings. Because animals may carry it in their intestines without becoming sick, Listeria can spread to meat and dairy products.
Listeria outbreaks have been associated with ready-to-eat meat foods,
including hot dogs, cold cuts, dry sausage, and other deli-style meat
and poultry. Soft cheeses are another common source of Listeria outbreaks.
The symptoms include flu-like conditions such as fever and body weakness.
Because contamination is relatively rare, listeriosis (the illness caused
by listeria) is uncommon. However, certain populations are much more susceptible
to infection, and of the 1,000 to 2,500 people who are infected each year in the
U.S, 25 percent die as a result of the infection.
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