Listeriosis Additional Resources
Listeriosis- General Information
FAQ on Listeriosis, a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/listeriosis_g.htm
Bad Bug Book: Listeria monocytogenes
Features symptoms, cause, treatment, risk factors, associated foods, and prevention.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap6.html
Listeriosis: One Tough Bug
Ohio State University Extension fact sheet about this bacteria which can cause serious foodborne illness.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5562.html
Listeriosis and Pregnancy: What is Your Risk?
Factsheet from the USDA.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/lm_tearsheet.htm
Listeriosis and Food Safety Tips
Includes cause, symptoms, and prevention.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/lmtips.htm
MedlinePlus: Listeria Infections
Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/listeriainfections.html
Kidshealth: Listeriosis
Includes risk factors, cause, signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/listeria.html
A Focus on Listeria monocytogenes
Factsheet from the Food Safety Research Information Office.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/research/fsheets/fsheet09.htm
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Listeriosis
Features symptoms, tests, complications, prognosis, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001380.htm
Listeria
A food borne illness. Includes prevention, symptoms and risks, detection, and a list of recent outbreaks.
http://www.about-listeria.com