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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new information about a major listeria outbreak linked to deli meat processed at a Boar’s Head plant in Virginia.
The CDC said that as of August 27, a total of 57 people in 18 states have had severe illness and been hospitalized. Nine people have died, with fatalities reported in Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, New York, and South Carolina.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new information about a major listeria outbreak linked to deli meat processed at a Boar’s Head plant in Virginia.
The median age of people sickened in the outbreak is 77, the CDC noted “This is the largest listeriosis outbreak since the 2011 outbreak linked to cantaloupe,” the CDC said in an August 28 statement.
The median age of people sickened in the outbreak is 77, the CDC noted “This is the largest listeriosis outbreak since the 2011 outbreak linked to cantaloupe,” the CDC said in an August 28 statement.