Victoria’s acting chief health officer, Dr Michael Ackland, has confirmed the death of a 68-year-old New South Wales man in late January was linked to the listeria contamination of Jindi cheese products, Fairfax reported on Sunday.
An 84-year-old Victorian man and a 44-year-old Tasmanian man have also died of listeria infection. A pregnant NSW woman miscarried. More than 20 other cases have been reported.
Jindi has voluntarily recalled all batches of cheese manufactured up to January 6.
Listeria, a bacterial infection, has a long incubation period and more people could become ill.
The Victoria health department says it acted promptly to contain the outbreak, but has warned there could be more cases.
Source: Sky News Australia
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