Multi-Province Listeriosis Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Deli Meat Consumed Primarily in Institutional Settings, Canada, 2008

Currie, Andrea; M. Farber, Jeffrey; Nadon, Céline; Sharma, Davendra; Whitfield, Yvonne; Gaulin, Colette; Galanis, Eleni; Békal, Sadjia; Flint, James; Tschetter, Lorelee; Pagotto, Franco; Lee, Brenda; Jamieson, F.; Badiani, Tina; Macdonald, Diane; National Outbreak Investigation Team, the; Ellis, Andrea; May‐Hadford, Jennifer; McCormick, Rachel; Joseph Savelli, Carmen; Middleton, Dean; Allen, Vanessa; Tremblay, François‐William; MacDougall, Laura; Hoang, Linda; Shyng, Sion; Everett, Doug; Chui, Linda; Louie, Marie; Bangura, Helen; N. Levett, Paul; M. Wilkinson, Krista; Wylie, John; Reid, Janet; Major, Brian; Engel, Dave; Douey, Donna; Huszczynski, George; Di Lecci, Joe; Strazds, Judy; Rousseau, Josée; Ma, Kenneth; Isaac, Leah; Sierpinska, Urszula

doi:10.1089/fpd.2015.1939

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Multi-Province Listeriosis Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Deli Meat Consumed Primarily in Institutional Settings, Canada, 2008

Published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease • Aug 1, 2015

Authors:

Andrea Currie

Jeffrey M. Farber

Céline Nadon

Abstract

A multi-province outbreak of listeriosis occurred in Canada from June to November 2008. Fifty-seven persons were infected with 1 of 3 similar outbreak strains defined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and 24 (42%) individuals died. Forty-one (72%) of 57 individuals were residents of long-term car...

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Outbreak

Listeria monocytogenes

Environmental health

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