Survival of Listeria in processed meat and poultry products
Survival of Listeria in processed meat and poultry products
Survival of Listeria in processed meat and poultry products
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epidemiology<br />
• 85% <strong>of</strong> cases have known predispos<strong>in</strong>g factors<br />
• very young, old, pregnant, immunocompromised are most<br />
susceptible<br />
• 3 - 10 cases per million per annum <strong>in</strong> developed nations (Oz: 60<br />
- 80 cases/year)<br />
• 25-35% mortality<br />
• virtually all cases believed to be food-borne<br />
<strong>Listeria</strong> Summit, Sydney, 2010