PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis - Germany: (southern states) fatal, unique cluster type, 2012-2015

Listeriosis -- Germany
[Authors: Ruppitsch W, Prager R, Halbedel S, Hyden P, Pietzka A, Huhulescu S, Lohr D, Schoenberger K, Aichinger E, Hauri A, Stark K, Vygen S, Tietze E, Allerberger F, Wilking H]
Summary
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Listeriosis patient isolates in Germany have shown a new identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern since 2012 (n = 66). Almost all isolates (_Listeria monocytogenes_ serotype 1/2a) belonged to cases living in southern Germany, indicating an outbreak with a so far unknown

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