The results of a 5-year study of listeriosis in Ukraine

Data on the isolation of Listeria spp. cultures on the territory of Ukraine, the frequency of Listeria contamination of alimentary raw materials and foodstuffs, the level of listeriosis morbidity, the clinical forms of the manifestation of this disease, as well as the occurrence of asymptomatic carriership among clinically healthy persons of epidemiologically significant professions, are given. The results of the study of the biological properties of 73 strains of Listeria spp., their sensitivity to antibiotics and Chlorophyllipt are presented.