An outbreak of an unusual strain of Listeria monocytogenes infection in North-East Scotland
| Autor: | Anne Marie Karcher, Tom Storey, Fiona Browning, John Bell, Andrew Murray, Emmanuel Okpo, Lynn Byers, Helen Corrigan, Jayne Leith, Duncan Parks, Diana Webster, Alison Smith-Palmer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Serotype medicine.medical_specialty Genotype media_common.quotation_subject Foodborne North east Biology Serogroup medicine.disease_cause Disease Outbreaks lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Microbiology Foodborne Diseases Listeria monocytogenes Pregnancy Hygiene Environmental health Epidemiology Environmental Microbiology medicine Humans lcsh:RC109-216 Listeriosis media_common Aged 80 and over Listeria monocytogenes infection lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Strain (biology) digestive oral and skin physiology Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Middle Aged Molecular Typing Infectious Diseases Scotland Food Microbiology Female Community acquired infection |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp 612-618 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1876-0341 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.05.009 |
| Popis: | 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 microbiologically linked to a local meat product and ready-to-eat product manufacturer. Infected individuals were interviewed, and an environmental investigation was conducted. Clinical and environmental samples were tested by culture, and isolates were typed by fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (fAFLP). Three cases of Listeria monocytogenes were linked geographically, had the same serotype (1/2a) and were indistinguishable by fAFLP type XII.6. The human, food and environmental isolates were of the same serotype and were indistinguishable by molecular typing.This is the first community outbreak of L. monocytogenes reported in Scotland since the current outbreak surveillance was established in 1996. Epidemiological and laboratory evidence indicated poor hand hygiene, unhygienic practices and cross-contamination throughout the manufacturing process of ready-to-eat foods as a possible cause of the outbreak. More stringent control of commercial food establishments that provide ready-to-eat food and the need to advise specifically vulnerable groups, e.g., pregnant women, of the risk of L. monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food is urgently needed. Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes, Outbreak, Foodborne, Community acquired infection, Listeriosis |
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