10th person dead in Listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head meats
Enlarge / Shelves sit empty where Boar’s Head meats are usually displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Anselmo, California. (credit: Getty | )
A 10th person has died in the nationwide Listeria outbreak connected to Boar’s Head deli meats, which otherwise appears to be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
In an update about the outbreak on Wednesday, the CDC said that since its last update on August 28, only two new cases have been identified, bringing the outbreak’s current total to 59 cases in 19 states. All 59 cases were hospitalized. One new death was reported in New York, bringing the total deaths to 10.
In an alert to the media, the agency noted that “Illness reports have started to decrease, and CDC will update this notice less frequently.” However, the risk of more life-threatening infections is not yet over.
