Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Associated with Packaged Leafy Green Salads, United States and Canada, 2015–2016

Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Associated with Packaged Leafy Green Salads, United States and Canada, 2015–2016

We investigated an outbreak of listeriosis detected by whole-genome multilocus sequence typing and associated with packaged leafy green salads. Nineteen cases were identified in the United States during July 5, 2015–January 31, 2016; isolates from case-patients were closely related (median differenc...

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Main Authors: Julie L. Self, Amanda Conrad, Steven Stroika, Alikeh Jackson, Laura Whitlock, Kelly A. Jackson, Jennifer Beal, Allison Wellman, Marianne K. Fatica, Sally Bidol, Paula Pennell Huth, Meghan Hamel, Kristyn Franklin, Lorelee Tschetter, Christine Kopko, Penelope Kirsch, Matthew E. Wise, Colin Basler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
listeriosis
Listeria monocytogenes
bacteria
foodborne infections
food safety
packaged leafy green salads
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-0761_article

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