Control of Listeria in Processing Plants - bioMérieux

Significance of Listeria monocytogenesPsychrotroph• Multiplies at refrigeration temperaturesListeriosis• High fatality rate ranging from 20% - 30%• High risk populations• Pregnant women• Immuno-compromised• Elderly• Manifestations• Septicemia, Meningitis, Encephalitis, Intrauterine or cervical infections inpregnant women (results in spontaneous abortion or stillbirth)• Gastrointestinal or influenza-like symptoms such as nausea, vomiting,diarrhea and fever may precede more serious forms of listeriosis or may bethe only expressed symptom.http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodSafety/FoodborneIllness/FoodborneIllnessFoodbornePathogensNaturalToxins/BadBugBook/UCM297627.pdf