The CDC said 55 people in 14 states have now been confirmed as sickened from eating cantaloupes, reporting four deaths and 35 illnesses in 10 states. The death count could go even higher. Health officials have said the number of illnesses and deaths could continue to grow because the incubation period for listeria can be up to a month. Unlike many pathogens, listeria bacteria can grow at room and refrigerator temperatures. The FDA and CDC recommend anyone who may have one of the contaminated cantaloupes throw it out immediately.
The median age of those sickened is 78.
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