After a widespread listeria outbreak sickened 57 people and resulted in nine deaths, Boar's Head announced they would no longer sell liverwurst.

Nine people have now died as a result of the outbreak, which the agency said is now the largest listeria outbreak in the U.S.

Listeria monocytogenes are bacteria that can infect people with something called listeriosis that is usually mild, according to the CDC, but can spread beyond the intestines to cause fetal loss ...

An estimated 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning each year and about 260 die, according to the CDC. Infections can be hard to pinpoint because symptoms may occur quickly - or up to 10 weeks ...

Listeria poisoning is caused by a particularly resilient type of bacteria that can survive and grow even during refrigeration, the CDC reports. If ingested, the bacteria can cause both intestinal ...

Listeria is a bacteria that according to the CDC can remain on surfaces such as meat slicers, and even refrigerated foods. Listeria can cause severe illness "when the bacteria spread beyond the ...

Six more people have now died from a food poisoning outbreak that led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of deli meats, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

Nine people have died in 18 states and 57 people have fallen ill from listeria associated with Boar's Head deli meat, as of the latest report from the CDC. More people are expected to become ill.