The deadly listeriosis outbreak is caused by a nasty bug that spreads easily and rapidly. Experts offer tips on protecting yourself and your family
POLONY sandwiches, Vienna hot dogs, ham sarmies – South Africans used to find them hard to resist. But not anymore. Now even the thought of these meals could get many people looking decidedly green around the gills.
These days several cold meat products are off the menu after it’s come to light this quick, convenient and relatively cheap meal option might’ve caused the deaths of more than 180 South Africans, with a particular brand of polony a key suspect.
After months of hunting for the source of the world’s worst listeriosis outbreak authorities said they finally tracked it down to the Enterprise factory in Polokwane, Limpopo – tests showed polony from the facility was contaminated with the deadly ST6 strain of the bacteria listeria, which has resulted in more than 960 cases of listeriosis since January last year.
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