Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Soft-Ripened Cheese — United States, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Choi, Mary J. ; Jackson, Kelly A. ; Medus, Carlota ; Beal, Jennifer ; Rigdon, Carrie E. ; Cloyd, Tami C. ; Forstner, Matthew J. ; Ball, Jill ; Bosch, Stacy ; Bottichio, Lyndsay ; Cantu, Venessa ; Melka, David C. ; Ishow, Wilete ; Slette, Sarah ; Irvin, Kari ; Wise, Matthew ; Tarr, Cheryl ; Mahon, Barbara ; Smith, Kirk E. ; Silk, Benjamin J.
• Description:
  On June 27, 2013, the Minnesota Department of Health notified CDC of two patients with invasive Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis) whose clinical isolates had indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. A query of PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease Surveillance, identified clinical and environmental isolates from other states. On June 28, CDC learned from the Food and Drug Administration's Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network that environmental isolates indistinguishable from those of the two patients had been collected from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese during 2010-2011. An outbreak-related case was defined as isolation of L. monocytogenes with the outbreak PFGE pattern from an anatomic site that is normally sterile (e.g., blood or cerebrospinal fluid), or from a product of conception, with an isolate upload date during May 20-June 28, 2013. As of June 28, five cases were identified in four states (Minnesota, two cases; Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, one each). Median age of the five patients was 58 years (range: 31-67 years). Four patients were female, including one who was pregnant at the time of infection. All five were hospitalized. One death and one miscarriage were reported.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Cheese Disease Outbreaks Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Female Foodborne Diseases Food Microbiology Humans Listeria Monocytogenes Listeriosis Male Middle Aged Notes From The Field Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 63(13):294-295.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24699767
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5779354
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  13
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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