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Listeria outbreak tied to sliced deli meat hospitalizes 57, kills 9

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Six more people have died in a massive Listeria outbreak tied to the consumption of sliced deli meat.

The CDC has been investigating the outbreak since July 19 .

This is the largest outbreak of listeriosis since the 2011 outbreak of contaminated cantaloupe, which sickened 146 people and killed 30 .

Listeriosis is caused by the bacterium L.isteria monocytogenes.