Listeriosis is a foodborne illness that can be very dangerous during pregnancy. While rare, a Listeria infection in pregnancy can cause a host of problems, including miscarriage, premature birth ...

She was born with a condition known as hydrocephalus, which doctors said was caused by a listeriosis infection that her mother contracted while pregnant. Now seven, Theto has already had six ...

One of the most serious risks of eating unheated deli meat during pregnancy is the possibility of developing listeriosis, an infection caused by the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, says Dr ...

Listeriosis during pregnancy, when invasive, can be fatal for the fetus, with a rate of fetal loss or neonatal death of 29%, investigators reported in an article alerting clinicians to this condition.

Listeria is short for Listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis is the bacterial sickness that makes people ill and can be fatal. Every year about 1,600 people get sick from listeria and about 260 die ...

Figures show officials received 179 lab-confirmed reports of listeriosis in 2024, including 28 deaths. It means cases are almost a fifth above levels seen pre-Covid. Pre-packaged sandwiches ...

Outbreaks of listeria, which can lead to listeriosis, have been reported in the U.S. Listeriosis is a serious infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes found in contaminated food ...