A South African woman who was temporarily paralyzed after being diagnosed with listeriosis has described how she doesn’t recognize the person staring back in the mirror.

Petra Bischoff was admitted to the hospital in May
Continue Reading ‘It ruined my life’, says woman infected by Listeria in South African outbreak

Researchers have described how a laboratory handled increased demand during the 2017-2018 listeriosis outbreak in South Africa.

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and epidemiological data were used to determine the source of the outbreak as ready-to-eat
Continue Reading Study: Lab work in South Africa’s Listeria outbreak was ‘remarkable’