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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Sommerlad and Faiza Saqib

Listeria: Everything you need to know as bacteria outbreak kills three in Washington

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Three people have died and six others are in hospital after being infected by Listeria, (a dangerous bacteria that contaminates food and causes listeriosis), according to the Washington Department of Health.

The public health body said on Tuesday that the cases were linked to the bacteria’s spread through eating ice cream from Listeria-contaminated machines in Tacoma, Washington.

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