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Listeriosis
Listeriosis
Statutory notification
Listeriosis is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
Alert:
cases must be reported urgently by telephone to the
public health units (Healthy WA)
within a few hours of first suspicion of diagnosis.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions (Word 1.29MB)
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF 209KB)
or
regional residents (PDF 208KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
statutory medical notifications in Western Australia
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent
:
Listeria monocytogenes
bacteria.
Transmission
: Nearly all cases of human listeriosis result from the consumption of
L. monocytogenes
contaminated food or vertical transmission during pregnancy.
Incubation period
: Up to 70 days (usually 2-3 weeks).
Infectious period
: Horizontal person-to-person transmission generally does not occur.
Case exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Contact exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Treatment
: Antibiotic treatment as recommended by the doctor for invasive cases.
Immunisation
: None available.
Case follow-up
: Cases followed up the Communicable Disease Control Directorate with assistance from the
public health units (Healthy WA)
.
Guidelines
OD 0490/14 Public Health Follow-up of Sporadic Enteric Disease Notifications
Guidelines for Exclusion of People with Enteric Diseases and their Contacts
Communicable Disease Guidelines, for teachers, child care workers, local government authorities and medical practitioners
Guidelines for the Management of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Residential Care Facilities
Listeriosis, CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units (external site)
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
General infectious disease reports
Produced by
Public Health
Related links
Listeria infection (Healthy WA)