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Listeriosis claims B.C. woman
An Okanagan woman died late last week of listeriosis, the regional health authority reported Monday.
Testing will be carried out this week at the BC Centre for Disease Control's provincial laboratory to determine whether the listeria strain involved is the one associated with the Canada-wide recall of certain Maple Leaf Food products, Interior Health said in a news release.
The senior, who died at Kelowna General Hospital, had an underlying chronic health condition that was being treated with oral steroid medication, which can increase the risk of this type of infection, the authority said.
The woman had been in the community and was not a resident or in-patient at any Interior Health facility, but had a history of consuming deli-meats while travelling this summer, the health authority said.
Listeriosis claims B.C. woman
An Okanagan woman died late last week of listeriosis, the regional health authority reported Monday.
Testing will be carried out this week at the BC Centre for Disease Control's provincial laboratory to determine whether the listeria strain involved is the one associated with the Canada-wide recall of certain Maple Leaf Food products, Interior Health said in a news release.
The senior, who died at Kelowna General Hospital, had an underlying chronic health condition that was being treated with oral steroid medication, which can increase the risk of this type of infection, the authority said.
The woman had been in the community and was not a resident or in-patient at any Interior Health facility, but had a history of consuming deli-meats while travelling this summer, the health authority said.