Listeriosis — United States
CDC collaborated with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of _Listeria monocytogenes_ infections (listeriosis). _Listeria_ can cause a serious, life-threatening illness.
Public health investigators used the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that were part of the outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA
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