Two outbreaks of Listeria monocytogenes infection, Northern Spain

In the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain (≈700,000 inhabitants), 7-12 episodes of human listeriosis were recorded annually during 2009-2012. However, during January 2013-February 2014, 27 episodes were detected, including 11 pregnancy-associated cases. Fifteen cases in 2 epidemiologically unrelated outbre...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2014-12, Vol.20 (12), p.2155-2157
Main Authors: Pérez-Trallero, Emilio, Zigorraga, Carmen, Artieda, Junkal, Alkorta, Miriam, Marimón, José M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial infections
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Female
foodborne
Health aspects
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infection
Infection, Northern Spain
Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes - classification
Listeriosis - epidemiology
Listeriosis - microbiology
Listeriosis - transmission
Male
Middle Aged
MLST87
Molecular Typing
outbreak
Population Surveillance
Pregnancy
pregnant women
serotype 1/2b
Serotyping
Spain - epidemiology
Two Outbreaks of
Zoonoses
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Summary:In the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain (≈700,000 inhabitants), 7-12 episodes of human listeriosis were recorded annually during 2009-2012. However, during January 2013-February 2014, 27 episodes were detected, including 11 pregnancy-associated cases. Fifteen cases in 2 epidemiologically unrelated outbreaks were caused by a rare type of Listeria monocytogenes, sequence type 87 serotype 1/2b.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2012.140993