Outbreak of listeriosis caused by infected beef meat from a meals-on-wheels delivery in Denmark 2009

B Smith; J T Larsson; M Lisby; L Müller; S B Madsen; J Engberg; J Bangsborg; S Ethelberg; M Kemp

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03200.x

Outbreak of listeriosis caused by infected beef meat from a meals-on-wheels delivery in Denmark 2009

B Smith, J T Larsson, M Lisby, L Müller, S B Madsen, J Engberg, J Bangsborg, S Ethelberg, M Kemp

Department of Immunology and Microbiology

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Abstract

An outbreak of listeriosis in Denmark occurred in May 2009. Multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis typing, later confirmed by pulsed- field gel electrophoresis typing, showed that isolates from eight patients had identical patterns and were distinguishable from Listeria monocytogenes isolates from other Danish patients. Seven out of eight patients had received a meal with beef from the same meals- on- wheels delivery catering company 3- weeks prior to onset of disease. Two patients died of their infection. Large- scale delivery of precooked meals to a vulnerable population represents a threat if proper measures against listeriosis are not taken.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume	17
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	50-2
Number of pages	3
ISSN	1198-743X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03200.x
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Denmark
Disease Outbreaks
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Food Microbiology
Food Services
Foodborne Diseases
Humans
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeriosis
Male
Meat
Middle Aged

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Outbreak of listeriosis caused by infected beef meat from a meals-on-wheels delivery in Denmark 2009

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