Listeria and the multi-state outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meat

Guest: Brenda Wilson, PhD

The recent Listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meats have received much national attention. Besides a massive recall of more than 7 million pounds of deli meat, this has been the largest Listeria outbreak in the US in more than a decade.

Joining me today to talk about listeria and the outbreak is Brenda Wilson, PhD. Dr Wilson is a professor of microbiology and adjunct professor of pathobiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Books by Dr. Wilson:

Revenge of the Microbes: How Bacterial Resistance is Undermining the Antibiotic Miracle

Bacterial Pathogenesis: A Molecular Approach