Review Article
The Opportunistic Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenicity and Interaction with the Mucosal Immune System
Table 1
Outbreaks of gastroenteritis due to Listeria monocytogenes.
| Year of outbreak | Number of cases | Serotype | Implicated source | Reference |
| 1993 | 18 | 1/2b | Rice salad | [41] | 1994 | 45 | 1/2b | Chocolate milk | [30] | 1997 | 1566 | 4b | Cold-corn-and-tuna salad | [31] | 1998 | 5 | 1/2a | Cold smoked trout | [42] | 2000 | 32 | 1/2 | Corned beef and ham | [43] | 2001 | 16 | 1/2a | Delicatessen meat | [44] | 2001 | 48 | 1/2a | Cheese | [45] |
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