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Could listeria crawl from a dry shelf onto/up a water pitcher or milk jug in the fridge? being pregnant makes me quite paranoid.
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Dear Paranoid: It sounds like you are quite worried. Just to put this in perspective, the incidence of listeriosis in pregnancy is 12 per 100, 000. Thus it is a rare disease. Listeria is found commonly in nature. So it can be hard to avoid being exposed to it. It is recommended that you let your obstetrician know if you have symptoms of listeriosis. Symptoms of listeriosis include: fever, flu-like syndrome, .
Answered 11/28/2017
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