TY - JOUR AU - Wilking, Hendrik AU - Lachmann, Raskit AU - Holzer, Alexandra AU - Halbedel, Sven AU - Flieger, Antje AU - Stark, Klaus T1 - Ongoing High Incidence and Case-Fatality Rates for Invasive Listeriosis, Germany, 2010–2019 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 9 SP - 2485 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We used 10 years of surveillance data to describe listeriosis frequency in Germany. Altogether, 5,576 cases were reported, 91% not pregnancy associated; case counts increased over time. Case-fatality rate was 13% in non–pregnancy-associated cases, most in adults ≥65 years of age. Detecting, investigating, and ending outbreaks might have the greatest effect on incidence KW - bacteria KW - case-fatality rate KW - enteric infections KW - food-borne infections KW - food contamination KW - gastrointestinal infections KW - Germany KW - incidence KW - listeriosis KW - Listeria monocytogenes KW - whole-genome sequencing KW - food safety DO - 10.3201/eid2709.210068 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/9/21-0068_article ER - End of Reference