title: Outbreaks of listeriosis/Listeria-contaminated foods.
abstract: Outbreaks of food-borne listeriosis in recent years have caused governmental regulatory and health agencies and the food industry to focus on the problem of food contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. A review is presented of the association of L. monocytogenes with human illness and its occurrence in foods and the environment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology, US Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC 20204.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kvenberg
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008087:Listeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology