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Listeriosis
Outbreak of listeriosis in U.S. traced to contaminated hot dogs
July 24th, 2005
Investigators describe the microbiological aspects of the investigation that traced the 1998 outbreak of listeriosis in the United States to contaminated hot dogs in a recent issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. "A multistate outbreak of listeriosis occurred in the United States in 1998 with illness onset dates between August and December. The outbreak caused illness in 108 persons residing in 24 states and caused 14 deaths and four miscarriages or stillbirths. "This outbreak was detected by public health officials in Tennessee and New York who observed significant increases over expected listeriosis cases in their states....
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-07-24)
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