Two Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks in a cancer centre: onsite food premises and their potential health risk to patients

Abstract Background This report describes two L. monocytogenes outbreak investigations that occurred in March and September of 2018 and that linked illness to a food premises located in an Ontario cancer centre. The cancer centre serves patients from across the province. Methods In Ontario, local pu...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	J. Leigh Hobbs, Christina Lee, Brian Thompson, Adrienne Andrew, Christine Navarro, Vinita Dubey, Anne Maki, Adrienne Kong, Meghan Griffin, Kelvin Chau, Allana M. Murphy, Marina Lombos, Anna L. Majury, Monica Gerrie, Erin Szidonya, Jackson Chung, Omar Ozaldin, Toral Patel, Nicholas Brandon, Bryna Warshawsky
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-07-01
Subjects:	Listeriosis Listeria monocytogenes Deli meat Outbreak Food safety Foodborne illness
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16371-7

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