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38. Listeria monocytogenes Outbreaks

On The Safety of Raw Milk (with a word about pasteurization)

November 3, 2005

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Listeria monocytogenes Outbreaks

  • Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) has been responsible for several outbreaks of foodborne illness domestically.
  • Each year approximately 2500 people become seriously ill due to Lm infections.
  • Nearly 500 of these die from their infection.
  • Listeriosis only accounts for about 0.02% of illnesses due to foodborne disease, but it causes 27.6% of all deaths due to foodborne infection.
    
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