Ongoing High Incidence and Case-Fatality Rates for Invasive Listeriosis,Germany, 2010–2019 |
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| Authors: | Hendrik Wilking Raskit Lachmann Alexandra Holzer Sven Halbedel Antje Flieger Klaus Stark |
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| Affiliation: | Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology of the Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany (H. Wilking, R. Lachmann, A. Holzer, K. Stark);Department for Infectious Diseases of the Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany (S. Halbedel, A. Flieger) |
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We used 10 years of surveillance data to describe listeriosis frequency in Germany. Altogether, 5,576 cases were reported, 91% not pregnancy associated; case counts increased over time. Case-fatality rate was 13% in non–pregnancy-associated cases, most in adults ≥65 years of age. Detecting, investigating, and ending outbreaks might have the greatest effect on incidence |
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| Keywords: | bacteria case-fatality rate enteric infections food-borne infections food contamination gastrointestinal infections Germany incidence listeriosis Listeria monocytogenes whole-genome sequencing food safety |
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