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

• Main Authors: Emmanuel Okpo (Author), Jayne Leith (Author), Alison Smith-Palmer (Author), John Bell (Author), Duncan Parks (Author), Fiona Browning (Author), Lynn Byers (Author), Helen Corrigan (Author), Diana Webster (Author), Anne M. Karcher (Author), Andrew Murray (Author), Tom Storey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...