Reports identified Kristen Woboditsch, 36, who died in a Grande Prairie hospital Aug. 14 after being infected by the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium in her blood and brain.
Another woman in her 40s from the Aspen Health Region also contracted listeriosis and remains in a hospital. Health officials did not disclose other information on the two women.
In Ontario, a 60-year-old Tecumseh woman died in a hospital Friday. The woman was reportedly admitted for a medical condition unrelated to listeria, however, her body recently showed signs of a listeria infection.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency expanded its list of meat recalls to include ham, pastrami, turkey breast, kielbassa sausages, sandwiches and subs in stores across the country such as Safeway, Co-op Atlantic, Metro Ontario, Country Farm, Country Traditions and Taste of Country.
The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed 29 cases of the outbreak, while 35 more lysteria-related cases are still under investigation.
