Listeria: What you need to know about the latest outbreak

The caramel apple Listeria outbreak has targeted pregnant women and their newborn babies who account for almost one third of the cases reported so far. Nine of 28 cases currently reported are related to pregnancy, 

Four people are dead as a result of the latest listeria outbreak. The Center for Disease Control has confirmed 28 cases across ten states. Five of those are here in Missouri. CDC officials say the deadly bacteria has infected prepackaged caramel apples.

Caramel apples infected with listeria bacteria have sickened 28 and killed five people across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and health officials are now warning people to avoid prepackaged caramel apples, 

ABC News reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers to avoid the caramel apples after at least 28 people in 10 states have been infected with Listeriosis due to Listeria monocytogenes – a bacteria that can

Caramel apples infected with listeria bacteria have sickened 28 and killed five people across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and health officials are now warning people to avoid prepackaged caramel apples,