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August 5/111 (4.5) 7/90 (7.8) 1/58 (1.7) 0/126 (0) 11/141 (7.8)<br />

September 1/105 (1) 7/89 (7.9) 4/57 (7) 9/124 (7.3) 3/129 (2.3)<br />

October 3/104 (2.9) 1/82 (1.2) 0/52 (0) 26/118 (22) 6/141 (4.2)<br />

November 10/75 (13.3) 33/65 (50.8) 1/48 (2.1) 0/99 (0) 44/128 (34.3)<br />

December 16/65 (24.6) 2/37 (5.4) 1/51 (1.9) 1/96 (1) 58/87 (66.7)<br />

J<strong>an</strong>uary 33/49 (67.3) 20/36 (55.6) 1/49 (2) 0/110 (0) 15/28 (53.6)<br />

February 18/22 (81.8) 13/18 (72.2) 0/45 (0) 0/107 (0) 8/29 (27.5)<br />

March 2/3 (66.7) 0/8 (0) 16/46 (34.8) 19/97 (19.6) 5/37 (13.5)<br />

April 1/1 (100) 2/10 (20) 0/31 (0) 2/70 (2.9) 5/40 (12.5)<br />

May 1/7 (14.3) 2/7 (28.6) 0/31 (0) 0/65 (0) ND<br />

ND= not done<br />

Figure 6. 7. Monthly <strong>in</strong>cidence rate <strong>of</strong> L. monocytogenes <strong>in</strong>fection.<br />

%<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

Farm A<br />

Farm B<br />

Farm C<br />

Farm D<br />

Farm E<br />

A S O N D J F M A M<br />

Environment:<br />

Listeria spp. were isolated from the samples <strong>of</strong> soil, grass, water, grass silage,<br />

maize silage <strong>an</strong>d bedd<strong>in</strong>g on all farms with the exception <strong>of</strong> soil on farm D. L.<br />

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