Sentinel Listeriosis Surveillance in Selected Hospitals, China, 2013-2017

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Dec;25(12):2274-2277. doi: 10.3201/eid2512.180892.

Abstract

During 2013-2017, a total of 211 cases of listeriosis were reported by 64 sentinel hospitals in China to a national foodborne disease surveillance network. The average case-fatality rate was 31.2% for perinatal cases and 16.4% for nonperinatal cases. Sequence types 87 and 8 were the most prevalent types.

Keywords: China; bacteria; food safety; foodborne diseases; listeriosis; surveillance.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • China / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / history
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Geography, Medical
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Listeria / classification
  • Listeria / genetics
  • Listeriosis / epidemiology*
  • Listeriosis / history
  • Listeriosis / microbiology
  • Population Surveillance
  • Prevalence
  • Sentinel Surveillance*
  • Young Adult