The average mortality of L. monocytogenes (30%) far exceeds the other common food borne pathogens such as Salmonella enteritidis (with a mortality of 0.38%), Campylobacter species (0.02-0.1%) and Vibrio species (0.005-0.01%) in terms of disease severity [3]. [4] isolated L.monocytogenes from 15% of uncooked seafood samples.