The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the US doubts cantaloupes responsible for the spread of the disease of Listeriosis in the nation. As of now, 21 people have died due to the spread of the infection.

According to the records of the organization, 5 people in Colorado and New Mexico, 2 in Kansas and Texas, 1 in Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma and Wyoming have been reported of dead due to the outbreak.

Also, a woman who was pregnant became victim of the disease and had a miscarriage due to the infection in her body. According to CDC, around 17% of the Listeriosis cases have been of expecting mothers and pregnant women were 20 times at a higher risk of the infection than any other adult.

A person contracted with the infectious Listeriosis shows symptoms 2 months after the exposure. The major symptoms of the disease are muscle aches, diarrhea, headaches, stiff neck and confusion. The bacteria grows well at freezing temperatures, therefore it is difficult to remove the infection from places were food products are refrigerated. Therefore, the government of the region has warned people to wash any raw food product thoroughly before consuming.

The CDC department has claimed the cantaloupes grown at the Jensen Farms in Granada, Colo., are contaminated with the infection. The stock dispatched on September 14 has been recalled.