Death toll from tainted cantaloupes climbs to 25 CNN - Oct 18,2011 By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The number of deaths linked to cantaloupes contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has risen to 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. A total of 123 people in 26 states have been ... 25 Now Dead In Listeria Outbreak In CantaloupeWTOV Steubenville