NSW residents have been warned to be on alert as cases of listeriosis rise in the community.
Those who are immunocompromised, over the age of 65 or pregnant are at particular risk of becoming severely ill with the disease, health authorities warn.
Listeriosis infection, which comes from eating food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes bacteria, can cause severe illness or even death in vulnerable people.
While most healthy people will not become ill, the community is still being warned to be on the lookout due to a rise in the number of cases and people hospitalised with the illness, according to NS...
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