Open AccessA severe outbreak of listeriosis in central Italy with a rare pulsotype associated with processed pork products
Author(s) -
Anna Duranti,
Michela Sabbatucci,
Giuliana Blasi,
Vicdalia Aniela Acciari,
Massimo Ancora,
Antonino Bella,
Luca Busani,
Patrizia Centorame,
Cesare Cammà,
Fabrizio Conti,
Dario De Medici,
Marco Di Domenico,
Violeta Di Marzio,
G. Filippini,
Alfonsina Fiore,
Stefano Fisichella,
Antonietta Gattuso,
Monica Virginia Gianfranceschi,
Caterina Graziani,
Fabrizia Guidi,
Maurilia Marcacci,
Cristina Marfoglia,
Diaeri,
Massimiliano Orsini,
Donatella Ottaviani,
Annalisa Petruzzelli,
Patrizio Pezzotti,
Caterina Rizzo,
Anna Ruolo,
Gaia Scavia,
Stefania Scuota,
G Tagliavento,
Alberto Tibaldi,
Francesco Tonucci,
Marina Torresi,
Giacomo Migliorati,
Francesco Pomilio
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000785
Subject(s) - outbreak , listeria monocytogenes , serotype , listeria , food safety , food contaminant , medicine , environmental health , geography , biology , virology , pathology , genetics , bacteria
From May 2015 to March 2016, an outbreak due to Listeria monocytogenes serotype 1/2a and clinical pulsotype never previously isolated in Europe occurred in central Italy, involving 24 confirmed clinical cases. The article provides a description of the outbreak and the investigation carried out by a multidisciplinary network.