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Thank God the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak is slowing down

By Bill Marler on September 25, 2024
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59 sick and hospitalized

10 dead – Illinois 1, New Jersey 1, New York 2, Virginia 1, Florida 1, Tennessee 1, New Mexico 1, and South Carolina 2.

19 states – Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana 1, Massachusetts 3, Maryland 8, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, North Carolina 1, New Jersey 6, New Mexico 1, New York 17, Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina 2, Tennessee 1, Virginia 4, and Wisconsin 1.

According to the CDC, since the last update on August 28, two more illnesses and one more death have been reported. As of September 23, a total of 59 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 19 states – Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana 1, Massachusetts 3, Maryland 8, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, North Carolina 1, New Jersey 6, New Mexico 1, New York 17, Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina 2, Tennessee 1, Virginia 4, and Wisconsin 1.

Sick people’s samples were collected from May 29, 2024 to August 28, 2024. Of 59 people with information available, all have been hospitalized. One person got sick during their pregnancy and remained pregnant after recovering. Ten deaths have been reported, including one in Illinois, one in New Jersey, one in New York, one in Virginia, one in Florida, one in Tennessee, one in New Mexico, two in South Carolina, and as of this update, one additional death in New York.

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Bill Marler is an accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert on foodborne illness litigation. He began representing victims of foodborne illness in 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously injured survivor of the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7…

Bill Marler is an accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert on foodborne illness litigation. He began representing victims of foodborne illness in 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously injured survivor of the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, resulting in her landmark $15.6 million settlement. Marler founded Food Safety News in 2009.

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