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Listeriosis

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

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General Information

Listeriosis fact sheet, P-42069

5 Steps to Clean Your Refrigerator (CDC)

Keep Listeria Out of Your Kitchen (cleaning recommendations) (FDA)

Food Handling and Housekeeping, P-44970 (PDF)

Food Safety.gov

Food Safety (CDC)

Additional Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website (CDC)

United States Department of Agriculture

Food and Drug Administration

CDC PulseNet Program

For Health Professionals

Assessment of high risk people exposed to L. monocytogenes from eating contaminated foods - See patient management section (CDC)

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 (Word) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a case.
Information on communicable disease reporting

Wisconsin case reporting and public health follow-up guidelines:

Case Reporting and Investigation Protocol (EpiNet): Listeriosis, P-01687 (PDF)
CDC Listeria case report form - English
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Clinical Testing Reference Manual
Foodborne and Waterborne Disease Outbreak Investigation Manual, P-44722 (PDF)

Last Revised: September 12, 2019

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