%0 Journal Article %J Euro Surveill %D 2010 %T Microbiological and molecular investigation of an increase of human listeriosis in Belgium, 2006-2007. %A Yde, M %A N Botteldoorn %A Sophie Bertrand %A J-M Collard %A Katelijne Dierick %K Adult %K Aged %K Aged, 80 and over %K Belgium %K Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome %K Disease Outbreaks %K Female %K Humans %K incidence %K Infant, Newborn %K Listeria monocytogenes %K Listeriosis %K Male %K middle aged %K Population Surveillance %K Risk Assessment %K Risk Factors %X

In Belgium, the majority of cases of listeriosis are sporadic cases. In this study we present evidence for an episode of listeriosis: a time-linked cluster of cases that occurred in 2006 and 2007, and the identification of identical strains. The episode involved 11 patients, infected with Listeria monocytogenes of serovar 4b. The source of infection was not detected.

%B Euro Surveill %V 15 %8 2010 Feb 11 %G eng %N 6 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20158978?dopt=Abstract