Current Trends in Foodborne Human Listeriosis

Human listeriosis results from the ingestion of foods contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). About 1600 listeriosis cases are reported every year in the USA with >95% hospitalization and 15–20% death. The proportions of persons with listeriosis hospitalized and who die are very similar in Europe with slightly higher rates in Scandinavian countries. The occurrence of disease requires adaptation, survival, and usually growth of Lm in foods...