The state Health Department said today it has confirmed one case in Arkansas of listeriosis related to tainted cantaloupe.

Health officials said the case is related to a multi-state outbreak that has been traced to whole Rocky Ford cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, Colo. The Health Department advised people who have the cantaloupes to throw them…

The New Mexico Department of Health Thursday confirmed a fifth death from the multi-state Listeriosis outbreak linked to Jensen Farms’ Rocky Ford cantaloupes. Eight others have been hospitalized with Listeria infection since mid-August.

New Mexico’s fatal cases include a 93-year-old man from Bernalillo County, a 61-year-old female from Curry County, a 63-year-old man from Bernalillo…

True Leaf Farms of Salinas announced the recall of 90 cartons that were shipped to an Oregon food service distributor. From the distributor, it might have gone to at least two other states, Washington and Idaho.

The Food and Drug Administration notified the company that a sample from one bag taken as part of a…

72 persons infected with the four outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported to CDC from 18 states. All illnesses started on or after July 31, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Colorado (15), Florida (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Maryland (1), Missouri…

The North Dakota Health Department is investigating a case of listeria illness linked to Colorado cantaloupes, the director of disease control said Tuesday night.

The case involves an older woman in the central part of the state, Director Kirby Kruger said. He did not identify her, but said she was hospitalized. He did not have…

Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that 72 illnesses and 13 deaths are linked to the tainted fruit. State and local officials say they are…

 Officials say a second Texas resident who became ill from listeria linked to cantaloupes from a Colorado farm has died.

Texas Department of State Health Services spokeswoman Carrie Williams said Tuesday the two deaths are among 14 cases of listeria illnesses in Texas linked to the outbreak.

Both deaths were in a state health region…

Florida officials are saying that a 70-year-old woman got ill after eating cantaloupes linked to an outbreak of listeria.

The Florida Department of Health said on Monday the woman moved to the state just two weeks ago. The initial investigation shows she ate the cantaloupes while living in Alabama during her incubation period as well…