The National Public Health Agency of the United States has confirmed that this is the largest listeriosis outbreak since the 2011 outbreak. Listeria Infection, also known as listeriosis is a foodborne illness.

An 88-year-old Holocaust survivor died after he ate a Boar's Head deli meat that was contaminated with listeria. Günter Morgenstein’s death was reportedly part of the first wrongful death lawsuit filed against the company since its meat was linked to the recent nationwide Listeria outbreak.

This summer’s widespread outbreak of listeria infections tied to recalled Boar’s Head deli meats has had many people combing their refrigerators to see if they had purchased the tainted products. And with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement Wednesday that the death toll from the outbreak had risen to nine with 57 hospitalized,

The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar's Head deli meats has risen to eight, with five more fatalities reported Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A deadly listeria outbreak has led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of popular Boar's Head deli meats, but what exactly is listeria and what should you watch for?

Gunter Morgenstein, 88, died after contracting Listeria and sepsis, leading to a lawsuit against the food producer.

The family of a Newport News man who died after eating contaminated deli meat in late July is suing the meat manufacturer.

The filing is the first wrongful death lawsuit to stem from the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak. So far, more than 50 people have fallen ill in connection with the outbreak and nine have died, including Günter “Garshon” Morgenstein,