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Podcast: Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls
Episode: Boar’s Head, Listeria, and Pregnancy
Description: On July 26, 2024, Boar’s Head issued its recall of 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that might be contaminated with the potential harmful bacteria, listeria. Sporadic listeria outbreaks are nothing new; in June 2024, chicken-based products were recalled for the same concern in Canada. The US recall includes more than 70 products — including liverwurst, ham, beef salami and bologna. Listeriosis is reportable to the local health department of the county in which the patient resides. Listeria can be very serious for 3 groups of people: pregnant women, people older than 65, and people with weakened immune systems. Pregnant women are about 13 time...