Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat Leads to 2 Deaths: CDC

The CDC also reported 28 illnesses and hospitalizations in 12 states.

This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, responsible for the food borne illness listeriosis. Elizabeth White/CDC via AP, File

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported two deaths from a Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat on Friday.

In addition to two deaths, the CDC reported 28 illnesses and hospitalizations in 12 states.