The Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed one person has died from listeria.
The health department says there are five other cases of the disease and four possible cases under investigation. All of the cases are suspected to be related to the nationwide outbreak. All of the Oklahoma cases are over the age of sixty.
Jensen Farms is voluntarily recalling Rocky Ford Cantaloupe. The recalled cantaloupes were shipped from the Rocky Ford growing region of Colorado from July 29 through September 10.
People 60 or older, with weakened immune systems and pregnant women are at risk. Healthy adults under the age of 60 rarely develop this disease. Symptoms include fever, chills, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.
Contaminated cantaloupes may still be in grocery stores and in consumers' homes.
• OSDH recommends that persons at high risk for listeriosis not eat cantaloupes marketed as coming from the Rocky Ford region of Colorado.
• Consumers who have cantaloupes in their homes can check the label or inquire at the store where they purchased it to determine if the fruit was marketed as coming from the Rocky Ford region of Colorado.
• Cantaloupes marketed as coming from the Rocky Ford region should be disposed of in a closed plastic bag placed in a sealed trash can. This will prevent people or animals from eating them.
