Listeriosis
Listeriosis is a serious infection usually associated with eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogene. An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, and about 260 die. The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant women and their newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems.
Information for providers
Find CDC guidance for caring for patients with listeriosis.
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)
- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Clinical Testing Reference Manual
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