When People Got Sick: Listeria outbreak, Ice Cream - August 2023

Key points

This outbreak is over. Stay up to date on food recalls and outbreaks to avoid getting sick from eating contaminated food.

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When people got sick

This chart shows when the two people in this Listeria outbreak got sick.

The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely higher than the number reported. This is because some people recover without medical care and are not tested for Listeria.

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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID); Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases