As of Friday, 38 people have been infected across 21 states with many of the cases coming in long-term care homes or hospitals, the FDA said.The FDA said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that this outbreak can be traced back to 2018, although it was not clear exactly how, when or where the infections were reported.
Symptoms of Listeriosis, a listeria infection, typically start two weeks after eating contaminated food but can start up to 10 weeks later. These may include fever, muscle aches and nausea and in serious cases confusion, stiff neck and convulsions. Pregnant women, people over the age of 65 and those with weakened immune systems are most at risk.
An infant died and 10 adults were sickened amid a four-state listeria outbreak connected to ready-to-eat meat products last year.
