# Listeria monocytogenes outbreak — Rhode Island, 2017-08
> **Food** · Confirmed · 2 ill / 2 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-b0c8a95aeb6c
- **Date:** 2017-08
- **State:** Rhode Island
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Listeria monocytogenes
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Private home/residence
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 2
- **Hospitalizations:** 2
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** queso fresco, unspecified
- **Contaminated ingredient:** queso fresco;cheese
- **IFSAC category:** Dairy

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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