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
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 public health agencies follow up with all reported laboratory-confirmed cases of listeriosis to identify possible sources of disease acquisition and to carry out investigations, including at suspected food premises...
July 28, 2023: BMC Public Health