Directory of Listeriosis Resources

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Listeriosis is caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. It is a foodborne infection that affects the brain.

Resources in This Category

• Bad Bug Book: Listeria monocytogenes

  http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/CausesOfIllnessBadBugBook/ucm070064.htm
  Features symptoms, cause, treatment, risk factors, associated foods, and prevention.

• CDC: Listeriosis

  http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/index.html
  FAQ on this serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

• Food Safety Research Information Office: Listeria monocytogenes

  https://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/listeria-monocytogenes
  Directory of factsheets, resources, articles, and news releases about the disease.

• Kidshealth: Listeriosis

  http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/listeria.html
  Includes risk factors, cause, signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

• Listeria - The Facts

  http://ideas.health.vic.gov.au/diseases/listeria-facts.asp
  Factsheet with food handling information, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

• Listeria monocytogenes: A Concern for Pregnant Women and Older Adults

  http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5562
  Ohio State University Extension fact sheet about this bacteria which can cause serious foodborne illness.

• Listeriosis - NHS Choices

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Listeriosis/
  Provides information on this food-borne bacterial infection. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Listeriosis

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001380.htm
  Features symptoms, tests, complications, prognosis, treatment, and prevention.

• MedlinePlus: Listeria Infections

  https://medlineplus.gov/listeriainfections.html
  Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.

• Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FS102
  Factsheet on the oranism and disease from the University of Florida.

• Protect Your Baby and Yourself From Listeriosis

  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/foodborne-illness-and-disease/protect-your-baby-and-yourself-from-listeriosis/ct_index
  Factsheet from the USDA.

• USDA-FSIS: Listeria Monocytogenes

  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/foodborne-illness-and-disease/listeria-monocytogenes/listeria-monocytogenes
  Includes news, risk assessment results, policy documents, and resources.

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