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- A total of 16 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 5 states (Colorado, Indiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas). All illnesses started on or after August 15, 2011.
- Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory investigations have linked this outbreak to eating cantaloupes marketed as coming from the Rocky Ford region of Colorado.
- CDC recommends that persons at high risk for listeriosis, including older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women, do not eat cantaloupes marketed as coming from the Rocky Ford region of Colorado.
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