TY - JOUR AU - Goulet, Véronique AU - de Valk, Henriette AU - Pierre, Olivier AU - Stainer, Frédéric AU - Rocourt, Jocelyne AU - Vaillant, Véronique AU - Jacquet, Christine AU - Desenclos, Jean-Claude T1 - Effect of Prevention Measures on Incidence of Human Listeriosis, France, 1987-1997 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 6 SP - 983 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To assess the impact of preventive measures by the food industry, we analyzed food monitoring data as well as trends in the incidence of listeriosis estimated through three independent sources: the National Reference Center of Listeriosis; a laboratory-based active surveillance network; and two consecutive nationwide surveys of public hospital laboratories. From 1987 to 1997, the incidence of listeriosis decreased by an estimated 68%. A substantial reduction in the proportion of Listeria monocytogenes-contaminated products was observed at the retail level. The temporal relationship between prevention measures by the food industry, reduction in L. monocytogenes-contaminated foodstuffs, and reduction in listeriosis incidence suggests a causal relationship and indicates that a substantial part of the reduction in illness is related to prevention efforts. KW - Listeriosis KW - France KW - foodborne infection KW - Listeria monocytogenes DO - 10.3201/eid0706.010610 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0610_article ER - End of Reference