Prevalence and characteristics of Listeria species from selected African countries

Table 1 Prevalence of Listeria spp. in food, environmental and human samples in Africa

Country	Sample Source	Isolated species	Sample size	Prevalence (%) (positive sample/sample size)	Reference
South Africa	Meat	L. monocytogenes	2017	14.7	[8]
South Africa	Irrigation water	L. monocytogenes	57	16.0	[9]
South Africa	Agricultural soil	L. monocytogenes	39	23.0	[9]
Nigeria	Raw beef and pork	Listeria spp.	100	19.0	[10]
Nigeria	Chicken flocks and meat	L. monocytogenes	426	91.8	[11]
Nigeria	Chicken meat/Pork/Beef	Listeria spp.	432	28.7	[12]
Nigeria	Raw meat and meat product	Listeria spp.	300	28.3	[13]
Nigeria	Salad vegetables, Salad and coleslaw	L. monocytogenes	355	3.9	[14]
Nigeria	Cabbage/Carrot/Cucumber/Lettuce/ Tomatoes	L. monocytogenes	555	44.0	[15]
Nigeria	Soft cheese	L. monocytogenes	116	49.1	[12]
Nigeria	Raw beef, pork and chicken	L. monocytogenes	205	7.8	[16]
Nigeria	Raw beef and chevon	L. monocytogenes	104	64.4	[5]
Ghana	Raw cow milk/Nunu/Boiled milk	L. monocytogenes	254	5.5	[17]
Ethiopia	Beef, butchers and restaurant	L. monocytogenes	450	4.4	[18]
Ethiopia	Pizza, cake, ice cream, minced beef, fish, raw meat, and unpasteurized milk	L. monocytogenes	384	6.3	[19]
Ethiopia	Vaginal samples of pregnant women	L. monocytogenes	141	8.5	[20]
Botswana	Cheese, raw milk, meat (biltong), frozen cabbage and salad	L. monocytogenes	1324	4.3	[21]
Egypt	Frozen chicken leg/Minced frozen beef/Frozen chicken fillet/Luncheon	Listeria spp.	100	43.0	[22]
Egypt	Stool culture	L. monocytogenes	28	7.1	[22]
Senegal	Vaginal samples of women who experienced miscarriage	L. monocytogenes	43	4.6	[23]

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