Everything you need to know about Boar’s Head listeria outbreak

Published August 29, 2024 11:17am ET



A nationwide listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meat has taken the lives of nine people and hospitalized 57 others in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deemed the largest outbreak in the United States since 2011.

The CDC reported Wednesday six new deaths in New York, Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico, and South Carolina. Earlier this month, three deaths were reported in Virginia, Illinois, and New Jersey.

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