Multinational Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes Infections Linked to Enoki Mushrooms Imported from the Republic of Korea 2016–2020

• Published in: Journal of food protection Vol. 86; no. 7; p. 100101
• Main Authors: Pereira, Evelyn, Conrad, Amanda, Tesfai, Adiam, Palacios, Alexandra, Kandar, Rima, Kearney, Ashley, Locas, Annie, Jamieson, Fred, Elliot, Elisa, Otto, Mark, Kurdilla, Kerry, Tijerina, Mary, Son, Insook, Pettengill, James B., Chen, Yi, Fox, Teresa, Lane, Chris, Aguillon, Ryan, Huffman, Jasmine, Sheau Fong Low, Mabel, Wise, Matthew, Edwards, Lauren, Bidol, Sally, Blankenship, Heather M., Rosen, Hilary E., Leclercq, Alexandre, Lecuit, Marc, Tourdjman, Mathieu, Herber, Hubert, Singleton, Lauren S., Viazis, Stelios, Bazaco, Michael C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2023; International Association for Food Protection; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agaricales; Bacteriology; Disease Outbreaks; Enoki mushrooms; Flammulina; Food Microbiology; Foodborne Diseases - epidemiology; Foodborne illness outbreaks; Human health and pathology; Humans; Infectious diseases; Life Sciences; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis - epidemiology; Microbiology and Parasitology; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; United States; United States; Republic of Korea; Enoki mushrooms; Listeria monocytogenes; Foodborne illness outbreaks

•Describes a multinational outbreak of listeriosis linked to enoki mushrooms.•Emphasizes the need for and impact of international collaboration and data sharing.•Traceback, laboratory, and epidemiologic data helped identify the outbreak source.•Highlights challenges of responding to multinational fo...