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Listeriosis

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Listeriosis is a serious infection usually associated with eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

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General information

Listeriosis fact sheet (PDF, 25 KB)  Hmong (PDF, 26 KB)  Spanish (PDF, 58 KB)   

Food Handling and Housekeeping   
Handwashing   
Food Safety.gov   Food Safety CDC   Healthy pets - Healthy people CDC   

Information for health professionals

• This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category II disease: 
  Report to the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Communicable Disease Case Report F-44151 (PDF, 167 KB) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a case. DHS Communicable Disease Reporting

• Wisconsin case reporting and public health follow-up guidelines: Listeriosis EpiNet  (PDF, 37 KB)   
• CDC Listeria case report form  (PDF, 49 KB)     
• Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Communicable Disease Div A to Z Index  
• Day Care Exclusion Criteria (PDF, 80 MB)    
• Foodborne and Waterborne Disease Outbreak Investigation Manual  (PDF, 522 MB)

Additional resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website (CDC)    
United States Department of Agriculture       
Food and Drug Administration  
CDC PulseNet Program       

Contacts

Wisconsin Local Health Departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies

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Last Revised: June 18, 2012