RESUMO
A bibliografic research was made in the last twenty years with the objective of identifying the available data published in the, technical and scientific literature about the biological, medical, health and epidemiological makeup of the Listeria monocytogenes and listeriosis. This research aims to demonstrate the importance and the inner-matters with involve the listeriosis such as zoonotic foodborne disease. Scientific aspects as well as of thechnical and administrative nature were aproached. The author's conclusions portray the listeriosis as a warring and emerging health problem at a large escale. The knowledge of this disease is dimmed by the eiologic agent and diagnosis. The transmition by food supplied by animal resources is highlighted some precautions be prescribed to the population in order to minimize the occurrence and consequences among the people.