A nationwide outbreak of listeriosis associated with cold-cuts, Sweden 2013-2014

A nationwide outbreak of listeriosis associated with cold-cuts, Sweden 2013-2014

In January 2014, the Public Health Agency of Sweden noticed an increase in listeriosis cases. Isolates from 10 cases had identical pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles, suggesting a common source. We investigated the outbreak to identify the source and stop transmission. We looked for ca...

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Main Authors: Viktor Dahl, Lena Sundqvist, Ingela Hedenström, Margareta Löfdahl, Erik Alm, Håkan Ringberg, Mats Lindblad, Anders Wallensten, Susanne Thisted Lambertz, Cecilia Jernberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
Subjects:
Outbreak
Listeria
listeriosis
food
foodborne
Sweden
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2017.1324232

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2017.1324232

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