Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2008 May;14(5):734-40.
doi: 10.3201/eid1405.071395.

Increasing incidence of listeriosis in France and other European countries

Véronique Goulet  1 , Craig Hedberg, Alban Le Monnier, Henriette de Valk
Affiliations

Increasing incidence of listeriosis in France and other European countries

Véronique Goulet et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 May.

Abstract

From 1999 through 2005, the incidence of listeriosis in France declined from 4.5 to 3.5 cases/million persons. In 2006, it increased to 4.7 cases/million persons. Extensive epidemiologic investigations of clusters in France have ruled out the occurrence of large foodborne disease outbreaks. In addition, no increase has occurred in pregnancy-associated cases or among persons <60 years of age who have no underlying disease. Increases have occurred mainly among persons >or=60 years of age and appear to be most pronounced for persons >or=70 years of age. In 8 other European countries, the incidence of listeriosis has increased, or remained relatively high, since 2000. As in France, these increases cannot be attributed to foodborne outbreaks, and no increase has been observed in pregnancy-associated cases. European countries appear to be experiencing an increased incidence of listeriosis among persons >or=60 years of age. The cause of this selective increased incidence is unknown.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Trends of non–maternal/neonatal listeriosis by age, France, January 1, 2006–June 30, 2007, versus January 1, 2001–December 31, 2005.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Trends of non–maternal/neonatal listeriosis by presence of underlying disease and age of patients, France, January 1, 1999–June 30, 2007. (Data for 2007 are estimated.)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Trends (no. cases of listeriosis/y) by underlying medical condition, France, January 1, 1999–June 30, 2007.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. de Valk H, Jacquet C, Goulet V, Vaillant V, Perra A, Simon F, et al. Surveillance of Listeria infections in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2005;10:251–5. - PubMed
    1. Hedberg C. Listeria in Europe: the need for a European surveillance network is growing. Euro Surveill. 2006;11:75–6. - PubMed
    1. Goulet V, Jacquet C, Martin P, Vaillant V, Laurent E, de Valk H. Surveillance of human listeriosis in France, 2001–2003. Euro Surveill. 2006;11:79–81. - PubMed
    1. Goulet V, Jacquet C, Laurent E, Rocourt J, Vaillant V, de Valk H. Surveillance of human listeriosis in France in 1999 [in French]. Bul Epid Heb. 2001;34:161–5.
    1. Seeliger HPR, Höhne K. Serotyping of Listeria monocytogenes and related species. In: Bergan T, Norris J, editors. Methods in microbiology. New York: Academic Press; 1979. p. 31–48.

MeSH terms