Recurring food source-based Listeria outbreaks in the United States: An unsolved puzzle of concern?

Autor: Mohapatra RK; Department of Chemistry Government College of Engineering Keonjhar Odisha India., Mishra S; School of Biotechnology KIIT Deemed University Bhubaneswar Odisha India., Tuglo LS; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Sciences University of Health and Allied Sciences Ho Ghana., Sarangi AK; Department of Chemistry, School of Applied Sciences Centurion University of Technology and Management Balangir Odisha India., Kandi V; Department of Microbiology Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences Karimnagar Telangana India., Al Ibrahim AA; Deparment of Pharmacy Jubail General Hospital Jubail Saudi Arabia., Alsaif HA; Batterjee Medical College Jeddah Saudi Arabia., Rabaan AA; Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Dhahran Saudi Arabia.; College of Medicine Alfaisal University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.; Department of Public Health and Nutrition The University of Haripur Haripur Pakistan., Zahan MK; Department of Chemistry Rajshahi University Rajshahi Bangladesh.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health science reports [Health Sci Rep] 2024 Feb 04; Vol. 7 (2), pp. e1863. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 04 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1863
Abstrakt: Recurring Listeria outbreaks in the United States is a growing public healthcare concern. Although no associated reported death, 17 were hospitalized out of the 18 reported illnesses in the recent outbreak in 15 US states. The United States has experienced about 30 Listeria outbreaks in the last decade with 524 Listeriosis cases and 80 deaths. The identified origin were ice cream, leafy greens, mushroom, meat slice, dairy products like cheese, packaged salads, cooked chicken, hard-boiled egg, pork product, frozen vegetable, raw milk, packaged caramel apple, bean sprout and soya products. Although rare, Listeria may lead to serious illness (invasive listeriosis) or death. Listeriosis is critically harmful and medically complicated, especially in the pregnant, the old above 65 years and in the immunocompromised. It could cause premature birth, miscarriage or even neonatal death. Hospitalization is often necessary in the geriatric, being fatal at times. Among Listeria sp., Listeria monocytogenes is often human infection-associated. It is a gram-positive, non-sporulating, motile bacillus opportunistic pathogen. Food-borne listeriosis is often associated with frozen foods due to its ability to thrive at low temperatures. Hypervirulent strains of L. monocytogenes with an ability to infect the respiratory system (the lungs) was recently reported in the coronavirus disease-19 patients during the pandemic. L. monocytogenes seemed to have developed antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin and meropenem, possibly acquired through the food chain. An early onset of listeriosis in the newborn is evident in the first 7 days postparturition. As the bacteria colonize the genitourinary tract, majority of such cases result from teratogenic transfer during vaginal delivery. Premature newborns, neonates born outside healthcare facilities and low-birth-weight babies were increasingly predisposed to an early onset of listeriosis. Listeria outbreaks were earlier reported in South Africa, Australia and Europe, with an unclear origin of the outbreaks. Social media updates about such outbreaks, the most likely food source, and measures to self-protect are suggested as preventive measures. The article deals on various such aspects related to listeriosis primarily originating from food, to ensure better public healthcare and human wellness.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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