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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
The annual incidence of listeriosis in the United States is approximately 0.2-0.3 cases per 100,000 individuals.[1] The incidence of listeriosis is higher among females (especially pregnant women), neonates, elderly individuals, and Hispanic individuals. Listeriosis has a worldwide distribution in both developed and developing countries.[2]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The annual incidence of listeriosis in the United States is approximately 0.2-0.3 cases per 100,000 individuals.[1]
- The CDC estimates that approximately 1600 illnesses and 260 deaths due to listeriosis occur annually in the United States.[2]
- Compared with the 1980s, the incidence of listeriosis significantly declined by 42% in the past 10 years. The incidence of listeriosis is thought to have plateaued.[3]
- The global annual incidence of listeriosis is estimated at 0.7 per 100,00 cases.[4]
- The global incidence of listeriosis among those >70 years of age is 2.1 per 100,00 cases.[4]
- The incidence among pregnant women is 12.0 per 100,000 cases.[4]
Age
Listeriosis occurs more frequently in neonates and in the elderly.
Gender
- Since listeriosis affects pregnant women (approximately 25% to 30% of all cases), women are more likely to develop listeriosis compared with men.
- There is no predilection to listeriosis when men and non-pregnant women are compared.
Race
- Racial predilection to the development of listeriosis is unconfirmed.
- Pregnant Hispanic women are thought to be at higher risk of developing listeriosis, but the association with the disease may be due to pregnancy or due to ethnicity.[5]
Geographical Distribution
- Listeriosis has a worldwide distribution in both developed and developing countries.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CDC. Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2006–2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(15);328-332
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Listeria Stattistics".
- ↑ CDC. Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet): FoodNet Surveillance Report for 2012 (Final Report). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Southwick FS, Purich DL (1996). "Intracellular pathogenesis of listeriosis". N. Engl. J. Med. 334 (12): 770–6. doi:10.1056/NEJM199603213341206. PMID 8592552.
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2013). "Vital signs: Listeria illnesses, deaths, and outbreaks--United States, 2009-2011". MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 62 (22): 448–52. PMID 23739339.
- ↑ "International travel and health".