Major Listeria outbreaks
Listeria outbreak linked to meats sliced at delis (Boar's Head), United States, 2024Listeria monocytogenesMeats sliced at delis, including ready-to-eat liverwurst and other deli meat products · United States · 202461 cases, 10 deathsListeriosis outbreak linked to chilled roasted pork, Spain, 2019Listeria monocytogenesChilled roasted pork meat product sold under the brand La Mechá · Spain · 2019222 cases, 3 deathsListeriosis outbreak linked to rockmelons, Australia, 2018Listeria monocytogenesRockmelons (cantaloupe) from a single grower · Australia · 201820 cases, 7 deathsListeriosis outbreak linked to polony, South Africa, 2017 to 2018Listeria monocytogenes sequence type 6Polony, a ready-to-eat processed meat product · South Africa · 2017 to 20181024 cases, 200 deathsListeria outbreak linked to enoki mushrooms, United States, 2016 to 2020Listeria monocytogenesEnoki mushrooms labelled Product of Korea · United States, Republic of Korea · 2016 to 202036 cases, 4 deathsListeriosis outbreak linked to Blue Bell Creameries products, United States, 2015Listeria monocytogenesBlue Bell brand ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks · United States · 201510 cases, 3 deathsListeria outbreak linked to prepackaged caramel apples, United States, 2014 to 2015Listeria monocytogenesCommercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples made from Bidart Bros. apples · United States, Canada · 2014 to 201535 cases, 7 deathsListeriosis outbreak linked to whole cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, United States, 2011Listeria monocytogenes (five outbreak-associated subtypes)Whole Rocky Ford cantaloupes · United States · 2011147 cases, 33 deathsListeriosis outbreak linked to ready-to-eat meats from a Maple Leaf plant, Canada, 2008Listeria monocytogenesReady-to-eat deli meats · Canada · 200856 cases, 20 deaths