Third person dies in listeria outbreak tied to US deli meats

Boar’s Head Virginia Ham (FSIS/USDA via AP)

Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, US federal food safety officials announced, as the overall number of people reported ill rose to 43.

The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release on Thursday.