The listeria was found in Frugals' ice cream machines, which were improperly cleaned.
Three deaths and three illnesses have been linked to milkshakes contaminated with listeria sold at a Frugals restaurant in Washington, the state Health Department said.
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal illness in pregnant people, young children, those over 65 and people with weakened immune systems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other people can be infected with listeria, but they usually do not become seriously ill, the CDC said.Healthy people may experience symptoms like high fever, severe headache and stomach pain. The infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths.
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