Pregnant woman dies of listeriosis

Pretoria woman dies of listeriosis

A woman died at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria on Friday after she was admitted for listeriosis.

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The woman died weeks after suffering a miscarriage. 


The Gauteng Health Department cannot confirm whether the miscarriage was due to the foodborne illness.


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Senior medical adviser for public health programmes, Dr Chika Asomugha, says the woman was admitted to a district hospital two weeks ago, but no tests were done on the stillborn baby.

 

Asomugha says when she was transferred to the Steve Biko Academic Hospital on 1 December she had already contracted the disease.

 

"She came with symptoms that include fever, headaches, vomiting and diarrhea. She also had neck stiffness. Listeriosis is a serious but treatable disease that is contracted through eating contaminated food and drinking contaminated water."  


The disease has claimed the lives of at least 36 people across the country.


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