Changing epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks, sporadic cases, and recalls globally: A review of ProMED reports from 1996 to 2018

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 84, Issue , 2019, Pages 48-53

  Desai, Angel N ^a,b   Anyoha, Amylee ^c   Madoff, Lawrence C ^b,d   Lassmann, Britta ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b International Society for Disease Surveillance   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease surveillance; Epidemiology; Food safety; Listeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LISTERIOSIS; PRODUCT RECALL; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; PREGNANCY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85065916259     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.021     Document Type: Article

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