The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases has published a new study investigating why Listeria cases in Germany are much higher than all of its neighboring countries, with the exception of Denmark. The study looked at invasive listeriosis cases in Germany during 2010–2019, taking into account time trends, case-fatality rates, demographic distribution, clinical and diagnostic characteristics, and geographic trends.
In sum, 5,576 listeriosis cases were reported during that time period, with a steady increase in cases during 2011–2017, but incidence in 2019 was lower than in previous years.