The Washington Department of Health says three people have died after becoming infected with listeria bacteria found in milkshakes at a Tacoma restaurant.
The Frugals restaurant in Tacoma, Wash., where the milkshakes were sold, according to health officials.after eating food contaminated with listeria, the department is warning those who "are pregnant, aged 65 or older and those with weakened immune systems [to] call their health care provider if they ate a Frugals’ Tacoma milkshake between May 29 and Aug. 7, 2023, and have listeria symptoms.
"People who are not pregnant usually have a fever, muscle aches and tiredness. They may also get a headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or seizures," health officials said. "Those who are pregnant usually have a fever, muscle aches and tiredness. However, listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth. It can also cause serious illness or death in newborns.
The Department of Health also said, "Genetic fingerprinting of bacteria in the milkshakes shows it’s the same strain of listeria that hospitalized six people between Feb. 27 and July 22 ." , and two of those who survived said they had Frugals milkshakes prior to becoming sick, health officials added.
This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a listeria monocytogenes bacterium responsible for the foodborne illness listeriosis.
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