Zoonotic Pathogens

Population Genetic Structure of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from the Pig and Pork Meat Production Chain in France

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Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is one of the main causative agents for foodborne infections in Europe in terms of severity of the illness and fatality rate (EFSA-ECDC, 2015). In France, listeriosis causes less than 0.1 % of foodborne illnesses, but has the highest rate of mortality (20-30 % ) and hospitalizations (98.9 %) among foodborne infections (Goulet et al., 2013; Van Cauteren et al., 2017). Meat products—and more specifically pork meat—are regularly reported as contaminated, with a prevalence of up to 12 % in raw products (Roussel et al., 2010; Kerouanton et al., 2011). Understanding the origin of these contaminations remains an important public health issue.

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How to Cite: Boscher, A. , Kerouanton, A. , Maillet, A. , Félix, B. , Feurer, C. , Guiller, L. , Denis, M. & Roussel, S. (2019) “Population Genetic Structure of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from the Pig and Pork Meat Production Chain in France”, SafePork. 13(1). doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11208