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Collection LISTERIA: GUIDANCE, DATA AND ANALYSIS The symptoms, diagnosis, management and epidemiology of listeriosis, the infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Get emails
about this page CONTENTS * Listeria and high risk groups * Diagnosis and management * Data collection * Epidemiology * Incident investigation Listeria causes listeriosis, a rare but
potentially life-threatening disease. Healthy adults are likely to experience only mild infection, causing flu-like symptoms or gastroenteritis. However, listeriosis is dangerous to pregnant
women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. Listeria is typically spread by contaminated foods. Listeria is an unusual bacterium because it can grow at low temperatures,
including refrigeration temperatures of below 5°C. It is, however, killed by cooking food thoroughly and by pasteurisation. Information on listeriosis is also available on NHS.UK and the
Food Standards Agency website. LISTERIA AND HIGH RISK GROUPS * Listeriosis and high risk groups * 27 July 2023 * Research and analysis DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT * Listeria monocytogenes in
ready-to-eat products: advice for health professionals * 24 April 2025 * Guidance * GBRU: reference and diagnostic services * 29 May 2024 * Guidance DATA COLLECTION The gastrointestinal
emerging and zoonotic infections (GEZI) team follow up cases of listeriosis to determine sources of outbreaks and to limit the spread of disease. * Listeria: enhanced surveillance
questionnaire for microbiologists * 16 August 2022 * Form * Listeria: enhanced surveillance questionnaire * 16 August 2022 * Form EPIDEMIOLOGY * Listeria monocytogenes: surveillance reports
* 8 May 2025 * Research and analysis * Gastrointestinal infections and outbreak statistics for England * 11 June 2025 * Research and analysis INCIDENT INVESTIGATION * Listeria monocytogenes:
incident reports * 6 November 2020 * Research and analysis Contents