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2 Dead, 28 Sickened In Multistate Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, CDC Says 2 Dead, 28 Sickened In Multistate Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, CDC Says
2 Dead, 28 Sickened In Multistate Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, CDC Says Two people died, and dozens of others sickened in a Listeria outbreak tied to deli meats in several states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twenty-eight people across 12 states had been sickened between late May and mid-July, the CDC says. The deaths occurred in New Jersey and Illinois, health officials said. All 28 individuals had been hospitalized as of Friday, July 19. According to the CDC map, seven illnesses were reported in New York; six in Maryland; two in New Jersey; two in Virginia; two in Massachusetts; and one in Pennsylvania. Click here for the…

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New Jersey Listeria Infection Among Eight In U.S. Linked To Deli Meats, Cheeses New Jersey Listeria Infection Among Eight In U.S. Linked To Deli Meats, Cheeses
New Jersey Listeria Infection Among Eight In U.S. Linked To Deli Meats, Cheeses Eight people in four states, including one in New Jersey, have been hospitalized with listeria infections linked to deli meats and cheeses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Health officials did not say where in New Jersey the infection was reported. One fatality was reported in Michigan, the CDC said. Pennsylvania is the fourth state where cases have been reported. Epidemiological and laboratory evidence indicates that meats and cheeses sliced at deli counters might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and could make people sick, the CDC said. A single, comm…

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by Cecilia Levine & Joe Lombardi