Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Listeriosis case definition
This document contains the case definitions for listeriosis which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.
Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Listeriosis
Reporting
Only confirmed cases should be notified. Where a mother and foetus/neonate are both confirmed, both cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires laboratory definitive evidence only.Laboratory definitive evidence
Isolation or detection of Listeria monocytogenes from a site that is normally sterile, including foetal gastrointestinal contents.
