Listeria

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Listeria is a form of bacteria commonly found in wild and domesticated animals as well as in soil and water. These bacteria make many animals sick, leading to miscarriage and stillbirth in domestic animals.

Listeria is one of the more challenging and dangerous germs to control because it can contaminate many foods that we don’t usually cook, such as deli meats. Some foods you might not even suspect can be contaminated with listeria, causing sickness and outbreaks.

One of the problems with diagnosing a listeria infection is that a sickness or miscarriage that is the result of contaminated food may not occur until weeks later, making it difficult to identify which food was the source.

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Found in soil and water – download this episode

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Challenging to control

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May occur weeks later

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Dangerous to unborn

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Keep things clean

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These programs were first broadcast the week of January 12, 2015.

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