Listeria monocytogenes Infection in Israel and Review of Cases Worldwide

Listeria monocytogenes Infection in Israel and Review of Cases Worldwide

Listeria monocytogenes, an uncommon foodborne pathogen, is increasingly recognized as a cause of life-threatening disease. A marked increase in reported cases of listeriosis during 1998 motivated a retrospective nationwide survey of the infection in Israel. From 1995 to 1999, 161 cases were identifi...

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Main Authors: Yardena Siegman-Igra, Rotem Levin, Miriam Weinberger, Yoav Golan, David Schwartz, Zmira Samra, Hana Konigsberger, Amos Yinnon, Galia Rahav, Nathan Keller, Nail Bisharat, Jehuda Karpuch, Renato Finkelstein, Michael Alkan, Zvi Landau, Julia Novikov, David Hassin, Carlos Rudnicki, Ruth Kitzes, Shmouel Ovadia, Zvi Shimoni, Ruth Lang, Tamar Shohat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
epidemiology
foodborne disease
immuonocompromised hosts
Israel
Listeria monocytogenes
listeriosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/3/01-0195_article

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