A third person, from Virginia, has died from a food poisoning outbreak that led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of deli meats.
Two other people, from Illinois and New Jersey, have died and more than 40 people have been hospitalized across multiple states.
Health officials linked the outbreak to the popular Boar's Head deli meats, which are made at a plant in Virginia.Listeria poisoning is caused by a particularly resilient type of bacteria that can survive and grow even during refrigeration, according to the CDC.Sign up for our free Olympics Headlines newsletter.thrive in moist environments, including soil and water and decaying vegetation and are carried by some animals.
Listeria poisoning is tricky because symptoms can start quickly, within a few hours or days after eating contaminated food. But they also can take weeks or up to three months to show up.
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