Table 3 Source of information for incubation period for cases with listeria gastroenteritis
Country | Year | Ref | Implicated food | Number of cases | Incubation period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Range | |||||
Italy | 1993 | [23] | rice salad | 14 | 18h | 6-36h |
USA | 1994 | [28] | chocolate milk | 45 | 20h | 9-32h |
Italy | 1997 | [29] | corn salad | 1566 | 24h | 6-51h |
New-Zealand | 2000 | [30] | corn beef | 31 | 24h | 12-168h |
Finland | 1999 | [31] | smoked trout | 5 | <27h | |
USA, LA | 2001 | [32] | turkey | 16 | 25h | 6-49h |
Sweden | 2001 | [33] | cheese | 17 | 31h | 10-240 |
Japan | 2001 | [34] | cheese | 28 | 36h | <24->144 |
Austria | 2008 | [19] | jellied pork tongue | 13 | 24h | 24-48h |