An outbreak of an unusual strain of Listeria monocytogenes infection in North-East Scotland

Summary: Listeria monocytogenes infection is an important cause of illness and hospitalization in vulnerable individuals. In the present study, we describe a community outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in the North-East region of Scotland, which was epidemiologically, environmentally and microbiolo...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Okpo, Jayne Leith, Alison Smith-Palmer, John Bell, Duncan Parks, Fiona Browning, Lynn Byers, Helen Corrigan, Diana Webster, Anne M. Karcher, Andrew Murray, Tom Storey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115001069