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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive foodborne pathogen1 that causes a severe, but rare foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.2 in 2011 estimated that 1455 human foodborne listeriosis cases, including 255 deaths, occur annually in the US.
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Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis in Asia and Australia include:
Weihuan Fang laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Additional resources on Listeria monocytogenes:
A number of key sources on Listeria monocytogens monocytogenes and listeriosis are available. For a comprehensive overview on Listeria and listeriosis, one can turn to the book "Listeria, listeriosis and food safety", which was published in its latest updated version in 2007.3 For consumer advise on how to reduce the risk of listeriosis infections, a number of WWW pages are avaiable available from the US CDC, including a factsheet on "Listeriosis (Listeria) and Pregnancy", a "Frequently Asked Questions page on Listeria", and a page with general and technical information on listeriosis.
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