BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Quebec provincial health officials found contamination from a strain of listeria in two brands of Quebec-made cheese, Canadian media reported Wednesday.

    Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ordered the recall Tuesday of two soft cheeses — Riopelle de l'lle and Mont-Jacob.

    But Guy Auclair, from the province's food and agricultural department, said the strain found in the Quebec cheese is different from the Listeria-tainted processed meat linking to deaths of 15 people, which prompted a recall of more than 200 products made by a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto.

    At least nine cases of listeriosis were associated with the recalled cheeses, said Horatio Arruda, Quebec's public health director.

    Provincial officials are awaiting test results from a man who died Tuesday night to determine whether the death is linked to contaminated cheese, Auclair said, adding there have been 42 cases of listeriosis reported this year in Quebec, where the annual average is around 50.

    Another person with listeriosis died in Quebec in recent days has been identified as the strain linked to Maple Leaf Foods.

    Listeria can cause flu-like symptoms, such as a stiff neck, headache, nausea and fever. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weak immune systems are at greatest risk of being infected.

    The disease has an incubation period of up to 70 days, meaning that there could be more cases in the coming weeks.

    (Agencies)