Whole-genome Sequencing Used to Investigate a Nationwide Outbreak of Listeriosis Caused by Ready-to-eat Delicatessen Meat, Denmark, 2014 | Zendy

Anne K. Jensen | Zendy; Eva Møller Nielsen | Zendy; Jonas T. Björkman | Zendy; Tenna Jensen | Zendy; Luise Müller | Zendy; Søren Persson | Zendy; Gitte Bjerager | Zendy; Annette Perge | Zendy; Tyra Grove Krause | Zendy; Kristoffer Kiil | Zendy; Gitte Sørensen | Zendy; Jens Kirk Andersen | Zendy; Kåre Mølbak | Zendy; Steen Ethelberg | Zendy

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Whole-genome Sequencing Used to Investigate a Nationwide Outbreak of Listeriosis Caused by Ready-to-eat Delicatessen Meat, Denmark, 2014

Author(s) -

Anne K. Jensen,

Eva Møller Nielsen,

Jonas T. Björkman,

Tenna Jensen,

Luise Müller,

Søren Persson,

Gitte Bjerager,

Annette Perge,

Tyra Grove Krause,

Kristoffer Kiil,

Gitte Sørensen,

Jens Kirk Andersen,

Kåre Mølbak,

Steen Ethelberg

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw192

Subject(s) - outbreak , listeria monocytogenes , medicine , case fatality rate , cooked meat , food microbiology , epidemiology , environmental health , food science , virology , biology , genetics , bacteria

Listeriosis is a serious foodborne infection. Outbreaks of listeriosis occur rarely, but have often proved difficult to solve. In June 2014, we detected and investigated a listeriosis outbreak in Denmark using patient interviews and whole-genome sequencing (WGS).

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