Listeria outbreak kills three adults in Washington state, health department confirms
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Three people have died from a listeria outbreak in Washington, the state’s Department of Health reported on July 21. Here's what to know about the food-borne infection.
All five had "compromised immune systems," the health department said in the public statement. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Listeria is a serious infection that most commonly comes from food that is contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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