At least 13 killed in Listeria outbreak in US

Updated: 2011-09-28 09:38

(Xinhua)

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WASHINGTON- At least 13 people had been killed in Listeria outbreak traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Of the 13 deaths, four were in New Mexico, two were in Colorado, two were in Texas, and there was one each in Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

All of the illnesses started on or after July 31.