The organism can be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy, causing stillbirth. It can also be transmitted during birth, which causes serious infection in the newborn. Listeriosis also can affect elderly adults and those with weakened immune systems. People need to be aware of the danger of consuming queso fresco made from raw milk, but they don t have to give it up entirely. It can be made safely, DeBess advises.
Recipes are available in both English and Spanish.
Nine of these are in persons over 59 years of age, and three are in infants less than 2-weeks of age. Five of these cases occurred in persons of Hispanic origin.