Surveillance of human listeriosis in France, 2001-2003

V Goulet; C Jacquet; P Martin; V Vaillant; E Laurent; H de Valk

doi:10.2807/esm.11.06.00629-en

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Surveillance of human listeriosis in France, 2001-2003
V Goulet¹ , C Jacquet² , P Martin² , V Vaillant¹ , E Laurent¹ , H de Valk¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France ² Centre national de référence des Listeria, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

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Citation style for this article: Goulet V, Jacquet C, Martin P, Vaillant V, Laurent E, de Valk H. Surveillance of human listeriosis in France, 2001-2003. Euro Surveill. 2006;11(6):pii=629. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.11.06.00629-en

Abstract

Mandatory notification of listeriosis began in France in 1999. Enhanced public health surveillance, including routine molecular characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes strains, epidemiologic follow up of cases, and collection of food samples, has improved the sensitivity of outbreak detection and response.