| 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak | |
|---|---|
 The outbreak was from cantaloupes from Colorado | |
| Location | United States |
| Date | July 31, 2011 – August 27, 2012 |
| Deaths | 33 confirmed[1] |
| Injured | 147 cases confirmed[1] |
The 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak was a widespread outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes food poisoning across 28 US states that resulted from contaminated cantaloupes linked to Jensen Farms of Holly, Colorado. As of the final report on August 27, 2012, there were 33 deaths and 147 total confirmed cases since the beginning of the first recorded case on July 31, 2011.[2] It was the worst foodborne illness outbreak in the United States, measured by the number of deaths, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began tracking outbreaks in the 1970s, or tied with the worst, an outbreak of listeria from cheese in 1985, depending on which CDC report is used.[3]
- ^ a b "Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Whole Cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, Colorado (Final update)". Listeriosis (Listeria infection). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved December 9, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Whole Cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, Colorado | Listeria | CDC". www.cdc.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ JANE E. ALLEN (November 3, 2011). "Tainted Cantaloupes Behind Deadliest Food-Borne Outbreak". ABC News Medical Unit. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
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