Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008
Research
Increasing Incidence of Listeriosis in France and Other European Countries
Véronique Goulet*
, Craig Hedberg*†, Alban Le Monnier‡, and Henriette de Valk*
, Craig Hedberg*†, Alban Le Monnier‡, and Henriette de Valk*Table 1
Incidence and characteristics of cases of listeriosis by year, France
| Characteristic | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. cases reported | 269 | 263 | 188 | 220 | 209 | 236 | 221 | 290 |
| Incidence/1 million inhabitants |
4.5 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
| Clinical form | ||||||||
| Maternal/neonatal | 67 | 64 | 44 | 55 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 36 |
| Not maternal/neonatal | 202 | 199 | 144 | 165 | 162 | 187 | 182 | 254 |
| Bacteriema | 122 | 110 | 85 | 89 | 100 | 124 | 115 | 171 |
| Central nervous system infection | 65 | 73 | 51 | 67 | 54 | 53 | 60 | 65 |
| Focal infection | 15 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
