Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States. To better guide interventions, we analyzed 2,922 foodborne disease outbreaks for which norovirus was the suspected or confirmed cause, which had been reported to the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during 2001-2008. On average, 365 foodborne norovirus outbreaks were reported annually, resulting in an estimated 10,324 illnesses, 1,247 health care provider visits, 156 hospitalizations, and 1 death. In 364 outbreaks attributed to a single commodity, leafy vegetables (33%), fruits/nuts (16%), and mollusks (13%) were implicated most commonly. Infected food handlers were the source of 53% of outbreaks and may have contributed to 82% of outbreaks. Most foods were likely contaminated during preparation and service, except for mollusks, and occasionally, produce was contaminated during production and processing. Interventions to reduce the frequency of foodborne norovirus

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Because secondary transmission masks the connection between sources and outbreaks, estimating the proportion of foodborne norovirus infections is difficult. We studied whether norovirus genotype frequency distributions (genotype profiles) can enhance detection of the sources of foodborne outbreaks. Control measures differ substantially; therefore, differentiating this transmission mode from person-borne or food handler-borne outbreaks is of public health interest. Comparison of bivalve mollusks collected during monitoring (n = 295) and outbreak surveillance strains (n = 2,858) showed 2 distinguishable genotype profiles in 1) human feces and 2) source-contaminated food and bivalve mollusks; genotypes I.2 and I.4 were more frequently detected in foodborne outbreaks. Overall, ≈21% of all outbreaks were foodborne; further analysis showed that 25% of the outbreaks reported as food handler-associated were probably caused by source contamination of the food.

These statistics from WHOs first ever report on the estimated burden of foodborne diseases underscores the need to take immediate measures to make food safety a public health priority, she said in a statement.. The region accounts for more than half of the global infections and deaths due to typhoid fever or hepatitis A. Foodborne diseases account for a significant proportion of the burden of disease in the region.. Diarrhoeal diseases are the leading cause of foodborne diseases in the region. Some 55 million children under the age of five fall ill and 32,000 die from diarrhoeal diseases in the South-East Asia Region every year.. Food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins and chemicals are the main causes of foodborne diseases. Consumption of unsafe food causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea as an immediate effect, and has more serious long-term implications such as cancer, failure of kidney and liver and brain and neural disorders. Foodborne diseases are most ...

Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne diseases and the role of ready-to-eat products including plant-derived food is increasingly recognized. The present survey reviewed recent literature on Salmonella-related outbreaks caused by spices and herbs and on the occurrence of Salmonella in these food matrices. Spices and herbs contaminated with Salmonella were responsible for a variety of foodborne outbreaks in Europe and North America. Identified serovars did often not belong to those predominating in human illness. Moreover, in different survey studies, Salmonella belonging to a broad diversity of serovars were found in a variety of spices and herbs. The proportion of Salmonella-positive samples ranged from 0% to 8.4%, albeit detection rates were rather low in most studies. Higher prevalence rates were often obtained with regard to a specific spice or herb type. Due to high desiccation tolerance, Salmonella can survive for an extended period of time in spices and dried herbs. Thus, by the use ...

This quarterly report published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 26, No 4, December 2002 summarises the incidence of foodborne disease in the 6 States of Australia and the Australian Capital Territory between April to June 2002.

In a meeting early this summer, I shared the story of a young girl who recently died from a foodborne illness and of the advocacy that her family has engaged in since that time. A person holding an important position in a food organization responded with assurance: Well, we take a risk each time we walk outside. This string of words has become a haunting refrain. The tearful words of the families with whom each of us at STOP Foodborne Illness have spoken resonate.. I wonder if the person who spoke communally understands why their position exists. Why do any of us have jobs in food safety? What happens in a food company when a senior employee subscribes to this philosophy? Maybe the belief is that it cant happen to them? Does this organization need to experience it first-hand to understand it? Will a consumer die as result of this philosophy? Will the company suffer incredible financial losses? Will the cognitive dissonance finally dissipate? Will the company survive?. A comment like this is a ...

Foodborne pathogens are responsible for an increasing burden of disease worldwide. Knowledge on the contribution of different food sources and water for disease is essential to prioritize food safety interventions and implement appropriate control measures. Source attribution using outbreak data utilizes readily available data from outbreak surveillance to estimate the contribution of different sources to human disease. We developed a probabilistic model based on outbreak data that attributes human foodborne disease by various bacterial pathogens to sources in Latin America and the Caribbean (LA&C). Foods implicated in outbreaks were classified by their ingredients as simple foods (i.e. belonging to one single food category), or complex foods (i.e. belonging to multiple food categories). For each agent, the data from simple-food outbreaks were summarized, and the proportion of outbreaks caused by each category was used to define the probability that an outbreak was caused by a source. For the ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Caliciviruses. T2 - A major cause of foodborne illness. AU - Gerba, C. P.. AU - Kayed, D.. PY - 2003/5. Y1 - 2003/5. N2 - The public health impact of infections by human caliciviruses (HuCVs) is increasingly being recognized. The Norwalk-like viruses (NLV) are the most common cause of outbreaks of nonbacterial gastroenteritis and the most recognized foodborne viral etiologic agents. Factors that contribute to their high burden of infection are low infectious dose, stability in the environment, the diversity of strains, and the lack of long-term immunity to infection or illness. The recent development of sensitive molecular techniques for diagnosis, quantification, and characterization of these agents has led to the recognition of the importance of NLV infection. Future applications of these approaches to understanding modes of transmission and the effectiveness of control measures holds promise for improved understanding of the epidemiology of HuCVs, as well as important control ...

About 276,000 cases of foodborne illness are avoided each year because of PulseNet, a 20-year-old network coordinated by the US governments Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new research has found. PulseNet links US public health laboratories so that they can speedily share details about E. coli, Salmonella and other bacterial illnesses.. The averted illnesses translate to $507 million in annual savings on medical bills and lost productivity, according to a study led by Robert L. Scharff of The Ohio State University and Craig Hedberg of the University of Minnesota.. PulseNet has created a climate that encourages better business practices and swift response to trouble, Mr Scharff said, and that likely explains most of the avoided illnesses in the study.. In the face of public scrutiny, lawsuits and lost revenue, businesses have responded with better self-policing, he said.. Companies are saying, We cant have this risk. This risk is too big for us, said Mr Scharff, an associate ...

by Kelsey Wittenberger and Erik Dohlman. The 2009 foodborne illness outbreak linked to Salmonella in peanut products resulted in one of the largest food safety recalls ever in the United States. The source of the outbreak handled a small share of the U.S. peanut supply, but the scope of the recalls was magnified because the peanut products were used as ingredients in more than 3,900 products. Consumer purchases of peanut-containing products initially slowed during the recalls, but retail purchases soon returned to normal and peanut processing held steady. The recalls do not appear to have had a lasting impact on peanut demand and production.. Keywords: Peanuts, Salmonella, food safety. In this publication.... ...

If you ever thought you had the 24-hour flu, you may have actually had a foodborne illness caused by the bacteria Bacillus cereus. Foods that have not been properly stored at safe cold or hot temperatures are the main sources of the pathogen. Cold foods should be kept cold (below 40 degrees F), even during food service, and hot foods should be hot, which means above 140 degrees F. Proper temperature control can be a problem when large quantities of food are prepared and refrigeration space is in short supply.

If you ever thought you had the 24-hour flu, you may have actually had a foodborne illness caused by the bacteria Bacillus cereus. Foods that have not been properly stored at safe cold or hot temperatures are the main sources of the pathogen. Cold foods should be kept cold (below 40 degrees F), even during food service, and hot foods should be hot, which means above 140 degrees F. Proper temperature control can be a problem when large quantities of food are prepared and refrigeration space is in short supply.

A new foodborne illness outbreak hit Florida and the Tampa Bay area this summer, but the health department never warned the public, a Dirty Dining investigation found.

Another thing that could make a difference in preventing foodborne illnesses from making its way to your table is by being a smart shopper. Check the packaging or container of the food you buy if it has dents, cuts or openings. Look for the expiration date of the food as well. Also, when stepping foot inside a grocery store, put non-perishable items in your cart first and shop for cold cuts, deli meat and perishables last ...

(Medical Xpress)-Improving education about risky food handling behaviors would reduce the amount of foodborne illness and help improve food security around the world, according to Kansas State University research.

Foodborne illness is not only an unpleasant experience, but also a major public health concern. Many individuals who acquire foodborne illnesses do not seek medical care and do not report their illness to health departments, which can make complete and timely outbreak detection nearly impossible. With the emergence of social media as a primary form of communication, many individuals do, however, complain to their friends and followers online about their illness, symptoms and possible causes. So, how can we harness the power of social media to stop foodborne outbreaks?. As a fellow with the Project SHINE Informatics Training in Place Program in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) - with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation - I have been tasked with developing a system, using data from Twitter, to identify complaints of foodborne illness across the city. The DOHMH has a long history of applying innovative methods to improve ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 48 million people get sick from foodborne illnesses every year. Thats 1 for every 6 people in the United States. Another 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die annually from foodborne illnesses.. However, of the 48 million people who get sick, the CDC says the cause of the majority of the illnesses is unspecified agents. A whopping 39.9 million are due to agents not yet described, unrecognized foodborne agents, and noninfectious agents.. With foodborne illnesses in the news constantly from the Chipotle Restaurant chain to the local farmers, its worth asking about food safety. Its a reasonable assumption that the food that comes from channels such as chain restaurants and grocery stores is safe to eat.. The challenge becomes that many people either purposefully or (in the process of cooking) accidentally remove dangerous bacteria in their food. Much of the food safety burden falls on the consumer when it comes to meat, poultry, ...

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In the last few years, it seems like almost every week there is a new foodborne illness outbreak making headlines. Listeria in imported cheese and cantaloupe. Salmonella in peanut butter, imported papayas, dog food, and mangoes. E. coli in lettuce and spinach. And those are just some of the major outbreaks in the past two years.. In fact, foodborne illness is an ongoing epidemic that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates affects 48 million people - 1 in every 6 Americans - annually. Over 128,000 are hospitalized every year and 3,000 tragically die. Those that recover often suffer severe long‑term effects, such as kidney failure, chronic arthritis, and brain and nerve damage. The annual costs to the U.S. economy in medical bills and productivity losses alone is over $77 billion.. This foodborne illness crisis is an avoidable and foreseeable symptom of our broken industrial food system, and one major reason that Center for Food Safetys (CFS) fundamental mission is to protect ...

Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment of Anaerobic Bacteria from the Professional Version of the Merck Manuals.

A single foodborne outbreak could cost a restaurant millions of dollars in lost revenue, fines, lawsuits, legal fees, insurance premium increases, inspection costs and staff retraining, suggests a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ...

Fresh foods are vulnerable to foodborne pathogens which cause foodborne illness and endanger peoples life and safety. The rapid detection of foodborne pathogens is crucial for food safety surveillance. An in situ-synthesized gene chip for the detection of foodborne pathogens on fresh-cut fruits and vegetables was developed. The target genes were identified and screened by comparing the spec...

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From E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce to Salmonella in cereal, this year certainly had its fair share of foodborne illness outbreaks.

Norovirus and Campylobacter were among the most commonly reported notifiable diseases in Germany this past year, according to the Robert Koch Institute

The Foodborne Diseases Centers for Outbreak Response Enhancement (FoodCORE) fact sheet describes how the FoodCORE program has improved foodborne disease investigation and response in state and local health departments.

In their recent study of Argentinian butcher shops, Leotta et al. found worker training valuable in improving ground beef quality.

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Development of a detection method for enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in retail beef worldwide. -Application of advanced biomedical technologies and multidisciplinary approach to the study on food-borne infections to improve our day-to-day life. -Beef disinfection for safe consumption by the human ...

In 2011 three U.S. government agencies, the CDC, the FDA and the USDAs Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) created the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC). The development of IFSAC allowed these agencies to combine their federal food safety efforts. The initial focus was to identify those foods and prioritize pathogens that were the most important sources of foodborne illnesses.. The priority pathogens are Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter. To research the most important product sources, the three agencies collaborated on the development of better data collection and developed methods for estimating the sources of foodborne illnesses. Some of this research was to evaluate whether the regulatory requirements already in effect were reducing the foodborne pathogens in a specific product matrix. The collection, sharing and use of this data is an important part of the collaboration. For example, when the FDA is in a facility for routine audit ...

Scientists warn that resistance to ciprofloxacin, an antimicrobial that is critically important for the treatment of human infections, is very high in Campylobacter, thus reducing the options for effective treatment of severe foodborne infections. Multi-drug resistant Salmonella bacteria continue to spread across Europe.. The findings of this latest annual Europe-wide report by EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) underline again that antimicrobial resistance poses a serious risk to human and animal health. This risk was identified by the Commission as a major priority in its political agenda on food safety.. Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said: Every year in the EU, infections caused by antimicrobial resistance lead to about 25,000 deaths - but the threat is not confined to Europe. This is a global problem that requires a global solution.. The EU has long been at the forefront in the fight against antimicrobial resistance ...

Food handling errors and inadequate cooking are the most common problems that lead to poultry-associated foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States . Follow these four food safety tips to help you safely prepare your next holiday turkey meal.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over the next several weeks, the U. S. Senate has an historic opportunity to take a major step toward improving food safety for all Americans. That is why a coalition of public health professionals, consumer organizations and groups representing victims of foodborne illness is sending the message that it is time to Make Our Food Safe for the Holidays!. Every year, millions of Americans are sickened from consuming contaminated food, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized and thousands die. Multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness over the last several years - from spinach to peppers to peanut butter products - have demonstrated that these outbreaks are not random, unpreventable occurrences, but are due to widespread problems with food safety oversight in the United States. This summer the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of a sweeping food safety bill, which includes increased inspections of domestic food facilities and greater ...

A natural carbohydrate derived from crustacean shells is showing promise as a weapon against Clostridium perfringens food poisoning, the second-most common bacterial foodborne illness in the United States, after salmonella poisoning.

Escherichia coli O157:H7, an enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), is a highly pathogenic microorganism, which causes hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome in infected humans. Ruminants, especially cattle, are known to be a major reservoir of EHEC. A substantial number of foodborne disease outbreaks related to E. coli O157:H7 has been associated with the consumption of meat products contaminated due to improper processing and handling of meat. Pulsed UV light (PUV) is a potential technology for the post-processing surface decontamination of meat products. PUV does not involve chemicals, water, ionizing radiation or heat (for short treatment times), and can be applied to food with or without package. Although the inactivation kinetics of microorganisms using PUV has been studied by a number of researchers, the information in this area is still limited. Accurate estimation of microbial survival rates by using mathematical models would help successful adaptation of this technology to ...

When an outbreak of foodborne infection is reported, one of the most important tasks facing investigators is to identify the microorganism responsible. But determining the species is often not enough. Outbreak strains of bacteria or viruses need to be characterised (typed and subtyped) in much greater detail, both to confirm that suspected cases are linked, and to help trace the outbreak back to its source. This can be done to some extent by phenotypic analysis, but today it is often genetic analysis that proves conclusive. Now the latest sequencing technology is promising to revolutionise the investigation of food poisoning outbreaks.. There are currently around 8,000 recognised species of bacteria, but only a relative handful, along with a few viruses and protozoa, are known to cause foodborne infections. When a probable food poisoning outbreak is reported, clues to the identity of the cause often lie in the patients symptoms. Analysis of clinical samples based on those clues can then isolate ...

Salmonella is an important cause of global foodborne illness. The World Health Organization estimates that, each year,rnapproximately 600 million people become sick, and 420,000 die from foodborne illnesses. Of these, Salmonella accountsrnfor 93 million illnesses and 150,000 deaths. While foods such as poultry have long been recognized as causes of Salmonella food poisoning, fresh fruits and vegetables have recently emerged as important sources of Salmonella. Thus, there is a needrnto develop better methods to reduce the presence of Salmonella in foods. Ideally these methods should also be applicable torncontrol of other foodborne pathogens. Whole genomic sequence analysis of Salmonella isolated from diverse sources revealedrna large number of prophages residing within the chromosome. Many of these prophages can be induced, resulting in lysis ofrntheir bacterial host. We were therefore interested in evaluationg induction of prophages and subsequent bacterial death couldrnbe employed as a novel ...

3. Vo HT, Nguyen VD, Le TKL, Phan TL, JP Nuorti, Tran Minh NN. Applying standard epidemiologic methods in investigation of foodborne disease outbreak in resource poor settings - a lesson from Vietnam. Journal of Food Protection. 2014; 77(7): 1229-1231. 4. Vo HT, Le HN, Nuorti JP, Phan TL, Tran Minh NN. A cluster of cholera among patients in a district hospital, Vietnam, 2010. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2013; 7(12): 910-913 ...

From romaine to snack crackers, foodborne disease outbreaks have increasingly worried the public. Cold plasma and high-pressure systems might help reduce the risks.

A new study led by Indian-origin researcher has revealed that edible apple film wraps can protect meat and poultry products from foodborne pathogens.

The detection and identification of pathogen microorganisms still rely on conventional culturing techniques, which are not suitable for on-site monitoring. Therefore, a great research challenge in this field is focused on the need to develop rapid, reliable, specific, and sensitive methods to detect these bacteria at low cost. Moreover, the growing interest in biochip development for large scale screening analysis implies improved miniaturization, reduction of analysis time and cost, and multi-analyte detection, which has nowadays become a crucial challenge. This paper reviews multiplexed foodborne pathogen microorganisms detection methods based on electrochemical sensors incorporating microarrays and other platforms. These devices usually involve antibody-antigen and DNA hybridization specific interactions, although other approaches such as the monitoring of oxygen consumption are also considered.

For the home cook, food-handling safety can be a huge issue. Lack of proper care can lead to a variety of food-borne illnesses, even death. Nationwide, thousands of people end up in emergency rooms every year suffering from illnesses that could have been avoided had basic food safety rules been followed. The biggest culprit in the kitchen is cross-contamination. Basically, that boils down to keeping raw and cooked foods separate. That sounds simple enough, but its something that trips up even the most experienced home cook from time to time ...

Based on the RISKS of foodborne illness inherent to the FOOD operation, during inspections and upon request, the PERSON IN CHARGE shall demonstrate to the REGULATORY AUTHORITY knowledge of foodborne disease prevention, application of the HAZARD analysis and CRITICAL CONTROL POINT principles, and the requirements of this chapter. The PERSON IN CHARGE shall demonstrate this knowledge by ...

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Food-borne illnesses are preventable. Food safety is a real concern not only here in the North but throughout BC, across the country, and indeed, around the world. Although there has been no single event to trigger a specific food safety program in Northern BC, periodic outbreaks virtually everywhere (including many rural Northern towns) are proof that surveillance of food sources is a growing issue for us all. Public health officials know of examples in the North, throughout BC, across Canada, and around the world. These could be caused by anything from a food handler with an infectious disease spreading it by accident, to some cooks mistakenly using bacteria-laden juices to add flavor to a roast beef dinner.. Health Canada estimates that there are 11 to 13 million cases of foodborne illness in Canada every year. But public health experts also estimate that only about one in five people seek medical attention when they suspect theyre suffering from such an illness, and of those only a small ...

draft guidance document. Health Canada also shared the document with selected international counterparts in June 2010. Once finalized, the document will be used by Health Canada, CFIA and PHAC during outbreak investigations.. I look forward to the public availability of such a document, 14 years after the feds were criticized for the erroneous implication of California strawberries rather than Guatemalan raspberries as the source of a 1996 North America-wide cyclospora outbreak.. The Weatherill Report makes a number of recommendations to improve communication between government and the public on food safety and foodborne illness. The Government has taken steps to improve how and when it communicates with Canadians in general and with at-risk populations and key stakeholders, specifically. These steps take into consideration how it communicates food safety information in periods when there is no outbreak as well as during a national foodborne illness event.. In February 2010, the Government of ...

product involved for the foreseeable future. Therefore, not only will the farm at which it originated almost certainly go bankrupt as a result, but the entire industry will suffer as well.. Anytime there is an outbreak, sales go down, said Dr. Douglas Powell, professor of food safety at Kansas State University. Any commodity … is only as good as its worst farm.. According to Robert L. Scharff, a former economist for the US Food and Drug Administration and currently an assistant professor at the Ohio State University, foodborne illness costs the country roughly $152 billion annually. As Dr. Powell pointed out, Any foodborne outbreak has effects far beyond the headlines.. The question is what to do about this issue not only because our economy could obviously use a break, but also given the simple fact that, as Dr. Powell noted, it seems out of whack that were supposed to be a developed country, and we have all this illness from something as basic as food.. The answer, according to Dr. ...

Clostridium perfringens type A is a common source of foodborne illness (FBI) in humans. Vegetative cells sporulate in the small intestinal tract and produce the major pathogenic factor C. perfringens enterotoxin. Although sporulation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of FBI, the mechanisms inducing sporulation remain unclear. Bile salts were shown previously to induce sporulation, and we confirmed deoxycholate (DCA)-induced sporulation in C. perfringens strain NCTC8239 cocultured with human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells. In the present study, we performed transcriptome analyses of strain NCTC8239 in order to elucidate the mechanism underlying DCA-induced sporulation. Of the 2,761 genes analyzed, 333 were up- or downregulated during DCA-induced sporulation and included genes for cell division, nutrient metabolism, signal transduction, and defense mechanisms. In contrast, the virulence-associated transcriptional regulators (the VirR/VirS system, the agr system, codY, and abrB) were ...

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) estimates that more than 1,000 restaurant-associated outbreaks of foodborne illness occur in the city each year. Outbreaks are usually reported by the victims themselves via telephone calls to 311 or the health department. Most victims dont bother, however, and as a result the DOHMH detects only about 30 outbreaks each year. Since quickly detecting foodborne illness outbreaks is critical to implementing control measures in time to protect the public, better detection measures are needed. This grant funds a project by the Fund for the City of New York, in collaboration with the DOHMH and researchers at Columbia University to experiment with using Twitter and other social media to detect unreported instances of restaurant-related foodborne illness. The theory is that while people may be unlikely to report a foodborne illness to the health department, they are much more likely to tweet or post to Facebook about it. Real-time ...

Public concern with the incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, particularly among foodborne pathogens has been challenging the poultry industry to find alternative means of control. Chitosan is a modified, natural biopolymer derived by deacetylation of chitin. The antimicrobial activity and film-forming property of chitosan makes it a potential source of food preservative or coating material of natural origin for improvement of quality and shelf life of various foods of agriculture, poultry, beef and seafood origin. In addition to its use as an antimicrobial, it has been shown that it has good properties as a mycotoxin adsorbent. The purposes of the present chapter is to summarize our experience using chitin-chitosan from Deacetylated 95% food grade chitosan (Paragon Specialty Products LLC Rainsville, AL) or Aspergillus oryzae meal (Fermacto®, PetAg Inc., Hampshire IL) to control foodborne pathogens, improve performance, biological sanitizer and mycotoxin binder in commercial poultry.

The ability of Clostridium perfringens to form spores plays a key role during the transmission of this Gram-positive bacterium to cause disease. Of particular note, the spores produced by food poisoning strains are often exceptionally resistant to food environment stresses such as heat, cold, and preservatives, which likely facilitates their survival in temperature-abused foods. The exceptional resistance properties of spores made by most type A food poisoning strains and some type C foodborne disease strains involve their production of a variant small acid-soluble protein-4 that binds more tightly to spore DNA than to the small acid-soluble protein-4 made by most other C. perfringens strains. Sporulation and germination by C. perfringens and Bacillus spp. share both similarities and differences. Finally, sporulation is essential for production of C. perfringens enterotoxin, which is responsible for the symptoms of C. perfringens type A food poisoning, the second most common bacterial foodborne disease

At least 13 people in eight states have died after eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria, in the deadliest outbreak of food-borne illness in the United States in more than a decade, public health officials said on Tuesday. ... The outbreak appeared to be the third worst in the United States attributed to any form of food-borne illness, in terms of the number of deaths, since the C.D.C. began regularly tracking such outbreaks in the early 1970s. The deadliest outbreak in the United States since then occurred in 1985, when a wave of listeria illness, linked to Mexican-style fresh cheese, swept through California. A federal database says 52 deaths were attributed to the outbreak, but news reports at the time put the number as high as 84. The second-deadliest outbreak was in 1998 and 1999, when there were at least 14 deaths and four miscarriages or stillbirths in a listeria outbreak linked to hot dogs and delicatessen meats. Some sources put the death toll in that outbreak as high as 21 ...

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Food safety is about ensuring that our food is safe to eat. Food quality concerns ensuring that it is nutritious and acceptable. Food safety is the absolute priority. It must be assured to protect the consumer, and to maintain and expand food markets. Like all disease, foodborne illness seems to strike at random. When people are exposed to foodborne microbes, some of them get sick while many others will suffer few or no ill effects. Foodborne diseases are largely preventable, though there is no simple one-step prevention measure like a vaccine. Instead, measures are needed to prevent or limit contamination all the way from the farm to the table. • A variety of good agricultural and manufacturing practices can reduce the spread of microbes among animals and prevent the contamination of foods. • Careful review of the whole food production process can identify the principal hazards, and the control points where contamination can be prevented, limited, or eliminated. • A formal method for ...

In Rio Grande do Sul (RS) State, Southern Brazil, a clonal group of Salmonella Enteritidis has been identified as the main cause of foodborne diseases, in the last years. Given that, the objective of this study was to evaluate the survival in simulated gastric fluid (FGS) and the intestinal invasion ability of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE86) and Salmonella Typhimurium (ST99) submitted or not to acid adaptation. The microorganisms were grown in culture media and culture media supplemented with glucose, aiming to promote acid adaptation. After that, approximately 9log of SE86 (Isolated from a foodborne outbreak) and ST99 (not involved with foodborne outbreaks), acid-adapted or not adapted, were exposed to FGS with pH 1.5, and inoculated in adult male Wistar rats. Germ-free mice were also inoculated but with approximately 2 log, and the animals were observed during 21 days, at aseptic conditions. Animal feces and portions of the gastrointestinal tract were examined by microbiological analysis, and ...

Forty-seven species of flies have been reliably associated with filthy conditions that might allow the spread of foodborne pathogens. These are categorized as filth flies. Of that 47, only 21 species represent a potential threat to human health as scientifically proven causative agents of foodborne myiasis or as carriers of enteropathogenicEscherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella,and other foodborne pathogens. These 21 species are categorized as disease-causing flies based on strict scientific criteria. The criteria are association withE. coli, Salmonella,ANDShigella;synanthropy; endophily; communicative behavior; attraction to both excrement and food products; and recognition by authorities as a potential health hazard. Within Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and other U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory frameworks, disease-causing flies are contributing factors to the spread of foodborne disease that require preventive and corrective actions as appropriate under Sanitation

Bacillus cereus is widespread in nature and frequently isolated from soil and growing plants . In addition to rice, pasta, and spices, dairy products are among the most common food vehicles for B. cereus. There are two types of B. cereus foodborne illness. The first type, which is caused by an emetic toxin, results in vomiting, whereas the second type, which is caused by enterotoxin(s), results in diarrhea. Little is known about susceptible populations, but the more severe types of the illness have occasionally involved young athletes (19 years) or the elderly (60 years). The emetic toxin, causing vomiting, had been isolated and characterized, whereas the diarrheal disease is caused by one or more enterotoxins. The spore of B. cereus is an important factor in foodborne illness. First, the B. cereus spore is more hydrophobic than any other Bacillus spp. spores, which enables it to adhere to several types of surfaces. Neither of the two commercial immunoassays available for enterotoxin detection can

HealthDay)-In 2019, the incidence of enteric infections caused by eight pathogens increased or remained stable, according to a study published May 1 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.. Danielle M. Tack, D.V.M., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues summarized preliminary data from 2019 and described changes in incidence of laboratory-confirmed infections caused by eight pathogens transmitted commonly through food with incidence during 2016 to 2018.. The researchers identified 25,866 cases of infection, 6,164 hospitalizations, and 122 deaths during 2019. The incidence of enteric infections caused by these eight pathogens continued to increase (Cyclospora, Yersinia, Vibrio, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, and Campylobacter) or remained unchanged (Listeria, Salmonella, and Shigella) in 2019. The largest proportion of illnesses was caused by Campylobacter and Salmonella; there was variation in the trends in incidence by ...

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Listeria monocytogenes causes foodborne disease in humans that ranges in severity from mild, self‐limiting gastroenteritis to life‐threatening systemic infections of the blood, brain, or placenta

The first step in the investigation is, of course, detecting that an outbreak has actually occurred. Public health agencies usually discover an outbreak by monitoring the results of the foodborne illness surveillance systems in place. If surveillance system reporting shows that an unusually large number of people in a given area fell ill due to the same pathogen, public health officials may deem this irregularity a cluster. If the individuals in the cluster all consumed a common food product linked to the illness, an outbreak is determined.. A cluster, suggestive of an outbreak, can be identified in several ways. Informal reporting can help public health officials determine a cluster that specifically identifies an outbreak and the food industry source responsible. Informal reporting occurs, for example, when individuals from a community inform their local health agency of several instances of foodborne illnesses occurring after exposure to a common food source, such as when a group of friends ...

LAMPRECHT, Corne et al. Escherichia coli with virulence factors and multidrug resistance in the Plankenburg River. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2014, vol.110, n.9-10, pp.01-06. ISSN 1996-7489. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/sajs.2014/20130347.. Escherichia coli is a natural inhabitant of the gut and E. coli levels in water are considered internationally to be an indication of faecal contamination. Although not usually pathogenic, E. coli has been linked to numerous foodborne disease outbreaks, especially those associated with fresh produce. One of the most common ways through which E. coli can be transferred onto fresh produce is if contaminated water is used for irrigation. In this study, a total of 81 confirmed E. coli strains were isolated from the Plankenburg River as part of three separate studies over 3 years. During sampling, E. coli levels in the river were above the accepted levels set by the World Health Organization and the South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry for safe ...

Human norovirus may not grab the headlines that bacterial illnesses tied to produce do, but the virus likely is responsible for up to 40 percent of all foodborne outbreaks. As part of a two-year study, Dr. Melissa K. Jones, a research assistant professor with the University of Florida, Gainesville, is looking at characteristics of irrigation water and how they relate to norovirus survival in the water, on produce and transmission to a host.. Were kind of on the leading edge of it, said Jones, who will present her findings during the CPS Produce Research Symposium, June 23 - 24, in Atlanta. One of the things were learning about norovirus is they have a really high presence in the environment. And weve known for a long time that they are very, very stable and can survive for years in the water and the soil.. Joining her in the project are experts in food safety, foodborne disease and noroviruses. Jones credited Dr. Keith Schneider, a University of Florida professor specializing in produce ...

Antimicrobial resistance is one of today’s major public health challenges. Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria have been responsible for an increasing number of deaths in recent decades. These resistant bacteria are also a concern in the food chain, as bacteria can resist common biocides used in the food industry and reach consumers. As a consequence, the search for alternatives to common antimicrobials by the scientific community has intensified. Substances obtained from nature have shown great potential as new sources of antimicrobial activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of five bee venoms, also called apitoxins, against two common foodborne pathogens. A total of 50 strains of the Gram-negative pathogen Salmonella enterica and 8 strains of the Gram-positive pathogen Listeria monocytogenes were tested. The results show that the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were highly influenced by the bacterial genus. The MIC values ranged from

Foodborne and waterborne illnesses are common, but often unrecognized. They cause an estimated 76 million illnesses, 300,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths yearly in the United States.1,2 The most prominent symptom is acute diarrhea, but the associated dehydration may lead to electrolyte irregularities, acute renal failure, and encephalopathy. Rarely, food or waterborne illness may be associated with prolonged or more severe complications, such as anemia, shock, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, spontaneous abortion, seizures, and liver, heart, or lung disease. Many illnesses carried by food or water are particularly common in the developing world, due to poor sanitation, polluted water, and lack of refrigeration. However, developed countries are by no means exempt. About 20% of all US diarrheal episodes are believed to be caused by foodborne or waterborne illness.3. This chapter focuses mainly on acute diarrheal illnesses, but also includes information on prions and other rare diseases that are ...

Results from three research studies (USDA funded grants) indicated a need for food safety education for Hispanic and Native American families with young children. Focus groups and surveys results indicated that these two diverse audiences had less food safety knowledge and that some food handling practices could impact the safety of their family; in particular their children. Certain populations are at greater risk of contracting food‐related illnesses and these groups include children and prenatal women. Several factors that contribute to foodborne illness susceptibility in children include underdeveloped immune systems, lower body weight, the sensitive nature of fetal development, and the fact that children have little control over what they are eating and how it is prepared. Therefore, the main food preparer in families with young children are responsible for safe food handling and preparation to prevent foodborne illness. Both cultures, Hispanic and Native Americans have oral culture traditions.

From 1975 to 1999, Osterholm served in various roles at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), including as state epidemiologist and Chief of the Acute Disease Epidemiology Section from 1984 to 1999. At the MDH, Osterholm strengthened the departments role in infectious disease epidemiology, notably including numerous foodborne disease outbreaks, the association between tampons and toxic shock syndrome, and the transmission of hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in healthcare workers. Other work included studies regarding the epidemiology of infectious diseases in child-care settings, vaccine-preventable diseases (particularly Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B), Lyme disease, and other emerging and reemerging infections.[7]. From 2001 to early 2005, Osterholm served as a Special Advisor to then-Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on issues related to bioterrorism and public health preparedness. In April 2002, he was appointed to ...

Salmonella: Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, is the nations leading law firm representing victims of Salmonella outbreaks. The Salmonella lawyers of Marler Clark have represented thousands of victims of Salmonella and other foodborne illness outbreaks and have recovered over $600 million for clients. Marler Clark is the only law firm in the nation with a practice focused exclusively on foodborne illness litigation. Our Salmonella lawyers have litigated Salmonella cases stemming from outbreaks traced to a variety of foods, such as cantaloupe, tomatoes, ground turkey, salami, sprouts, cereal, peanut butter, and food served in restaurants. The law firm has brought Salmonella lawsuits against such companies as Cargill, ConAgra, Peanut Corporation of America, Sheetz, Taco Bell, Subway and Wal-Mart ...

Obwegeser, Tobias. Shedding of foodborne pathogens and microbial carcass contamination of hunted wild ruminants. 2012, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty. ...

E. coli: Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, is the nations leading law firm representing victims of E. coli outbreaks and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The E. coli lawyers of Marler Clark have represented thousands of victims of E. coli and other foodborne illness infections and have recovered over $600 million for clients. Marler Clark is the only law firm in the nation with a practice focused exclusively on foodborne illness litigation. Our E. coli lawyers have litigated E. coli and HUS cases stemming from outbreaks traced to ground beef, raw milk, lettuce, spinach, sprouts, and other food products. The law firm has brought E. coli lawsuits against such companies as Jack in the Box, Dole, ConAgra, Cargill, and Jimmy Johns. We have proudly represented such victims as Brianne Kiner, Stephanie Smith and Linda Rivera ...

Each year in the U.S., there are approximately 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths linked to foodborne illness. Twenty foodborne illness outbreaks were reported in 2013 in Virginia alone, with an average of 18 Virginia residents sickened per outbreak.. In Loudoun County, Virginia Cooperative Extension has spent the past two years delivering food safety education programming to locals. In 2015, this included a farmers market Vendor Tuneup workshop, a presentation on safe food preparation at a farmers market annual meeting, a pH testing workshop, two ServSafe Manager courses, on-site evaluations of farms and kitchen operations, and consulting.. In 2016, Extension added onto the program list with food safety and direct marketing workshops for growers, farmers market food safety workshops, ServSafe, a drinking water clinic, and more.. Two greenhouse operations in the area were trained on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification and food safety practices, and ...

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in 14 states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigated a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections.. As of September 23, 2020, a total of 701 people with laboratory-confirmed Cyclospora infections associated with this outbreak were reported from 14 states: GA, IL, IA, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE,…. ...

FSIS investigates outbreaks of foodborne illness in collaboration with public health partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and state and local health and agriculture departments.. Foodborne illness investigations are multi-faceted, multidisciplinary undertakings that involve collecting and analyzing data from a variety of sources. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and environmental evidence help guide the short-term response and long-term preventive actions of public health organizations working to minimize or prevent further exposure.. ...

The Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) interest in emerging diseases caused by foodborne pathogens derives from its role as the leading United Nations agency with a mandate for food quality and safety matters. The Food Quality and Standards Service of FAOs Food and Nutrition Division is active in all areas related to food safety and implements the FAO/World Health Organization Food Standards Program. Its activities include providing assistance to FAOs member nations in addressing problems, strengthening infrastructure, promoting standardization as a means of facilitating trade, and safeguarding the interests of consumers. This paper considers the importance of emerging foodborne diseases from the perspectives of the consumer, international trade in food, producers and processors, and developing countries and addresses prevention and control measures ...

While rates of Salmonella illnesses remain stubbornly high in this country, the United States is continuing to rely on a 60-year-old poultry inspection system developed under the Eisenhower Administration. Our knowledge of foodborne illness and poultry processing has improved significantly since then, and our food safety measures should too. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has examined new approaches to poultry safety through an extensive multi-year pilot project. In January 2012, FSIS put forward a modernization proposal based on this project because the data showed modernizing our procedures to combat invisible pathogens, rather than relying extensively on visual inspection, could prevent 5,000 foodborne illnesses per year. As a public health agency, it is crucial that we make use of 21st century science to reduce pathogens and save lives.. Some of the changes being proposed in the modernization plan concern some groups who misunderstand what FSIS is putting forward. In ...

By Michi Tobler. Held in a relaxed setting on the third Wednesday of the month - January through April - Science on Tap features a brief, informal presentation by a K-State scientist followed by lively conversation. The free, interactive program begins 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at Tallgrass Tap House, 320 Poyntz Ave. Be sure to let the Tap House staff know that you are there for Science on Tap.. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48 million people are sickened and 6,100 die annually from foodborne illnesses. With the assistance of local, state and federal regulations, restaurants and food service operations, such as schools, employ many different safety procedures to protect the safety of food, while home cooks often do not. What do we know about the intersection of foodborne illness prevention, science and human behavior that could help all cooks, home or professional, improve safe food handling? Join us to learn some safety practices and suggestions to change ...

As a child, one of my fondest memories of Back to School season was picking out my new lunch box. When I got to a certain age, lunch boxes became unpopular and they were replaced by cool brown paper bags. Although I begged to switch my lunch to a more trendy paper bag, my mom insisted I continue to use a fully insulated lunch bag. Now, with my background in epidemiology, I realize my moms commitment to providing her children with a safe school lunch every day. School-aged children are among the most vulnerable to foodborne illness. Heres some information on proper preparation and storage of packed lunches so you and those you pack lunches for can avoid foodborne illness this school year. As epidemiologists, you can be ambassadors for food safety during Back to School and Food Safety month and share these tips with those you care about!. The facts, because were all epidemiologists here ...

Wuhan City in the Hubei Province of the Peoples Republic of China is on the Yangtze River and is the most populous city in central China. A major transportation hub, it is where a cluster of pneumonia cases began in December, with the first patient reported on Dec. 12. Dr. Daniel Lucey, who has responded to, and monitored information on outbreaks since 2001 updates information on the outbreak here. The following are Dr. Luceys Jan. 10 and Jan 12 updates to his initial answers to frequently asked questions posting on the outbreak Jan. 7.. Frequently Asked Questions on Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan: Update #2, Jan. 12, 2020. How many patients have laboratory-confirmed infection with this novel coronavirus? 41 patients. One patient has died, seven remain severely ill, and six have been discharged, according to the Jan. 12 update from WHO.. Has person-to-person transmission occurred, or infection of any health care workers?. No. None reported so far. Of the 739 close contacts of patients, ...

While the California dairy cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, made national headlines this week, University of Georgia livestock and food-safety experts say the real story is how well the nations food-safety system worked.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Minnesota Department of Health, and Wisconsin local health departments are working with the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis linked to consumption of certain Del Monte vegetable trays.

Abstract Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, motile, beta hemolytic bacteria. These bacteria cause foodborne illness, severe nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and keratitis. Foodborne illness caused by Bacillus cereus occurs because of the bacterial endospores survival in improperly cooked food. The bacteria produce enterotoxins having high resistance against heat and acids, and they cause the diarrheal and emetic syndrome. The diarrhetic syndromes observed in patients are thought to stem from the three toxins: hemolysin BL (Hbl), non-hemolytic enterotoxin (Nhe) and cytotoxin K (CytK). These enterotoxins are all produced in the small intestine of the host, thus thwarting digestion by endogenous host enzymes. The effect is the loss of cellular membrane potential and eventually cell death. Antibiotics that are used for the treatment of infectious disease have suffered a major setback due to the development of drug resistance by the pathogenic target organism. Therefore, in the current study, ...

University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension outreach is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments to provide scientific knowledge and expertise to the public. The University of Florida (UF), together with Florida A&M University (FAMU), administers the Florida Cooperative Extension Service.

Katherine Nixon, MJLST Staffer. Sometime in the fall of 2018, I walked into Chipotle hoping for a nice savory burrito bowl. The best burrito bowl-at least in my opinion-is made up of the following: brown rice, chicken, cheese, lettuce, hot salsa, sour cream, and guacamole. One ingredient missing can throw off the whole experience. Well, I walked into Chipotle only to find a printed sign on the glass in front of the various ingredients. Lets be honest, that never means anything good. The sign notified customers that Chipotle would not currently be offering romaine lettuce due to an E. coli outbreak. At first, all I could think was Noooo, not my beloved burrito bowl. What will it be like without the crunchy lettuce?. In looking past my immediate concern over the negative effect that a lettuceless burrito bowl would have on my taste buds, I was ultimately thankful I had not eaten the romaine lettuce. Big picture things. It was discovered that the romaine lettuce came from a farm in Santa Barbara ...

Similar situations with recalls under the jurisdiction of the USDAs Food Service and Inspection Service led to a change almost 10 years ago that removed the distribution list gag from hat agency. FSIS now routinely posts lists of retail locations that received meat or poultry products that are recalled.. The change was partly in response to efforts of the Safe Food Coalition. Active since 1993, the coalition includes the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Food and Water Watch, National Consumers League, the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention, STOP Foodborne Illness, and the Government Accountability Project.. Coalition representatives worked through the federal rulemaking process along with USDA staff to effect the change, which was published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2008, and went into effect on Aug. 8 that year.. Some industry commenters opposing the proposal stated that retail consignee information is ...

Primum Non Nocere N C M E D I C A L B O A R D In This Issue of the FORUM Presidents Message: Is Professionalism on a Slippery Slope?.............1 From the Executive Director: A Trip to Useless...........................................1 Thomas W. Mansfield, JD, New Director of NCMB Legal Department .....................3 Reexamining the Doctor-Patient Relationship ...............................................4 Licensure by Examination: USMLE Step 3 Taken Under North Carolina Law..............5 DEA to Provide Program Speakers.................5 Child Abuse Homicides in North Carolina.....6 Preventing Foodborne Illness Through Irradiation ...................................8 New FDA Publication on Foodborne Illness Available..........................................8 Reporting Domestic Violence When the Victim Is Your Patient ..........................9 The Pain & Policy Studies Group: Past, Present, and Future ..........................10 Presidents Message From the Executive Director ...

Michigan State University Extension applies research from MSU to help Michigan residents solve everyday problems in agriculture, community development, nutrition, family finances, youth development and more.

We have one of the safest food supplies in the world, because we set standards, monitor them, and report when people get sick. There are a multitude of pathogens that cause illnesses around the world. The Norovirus has caused more foodborne outbreaks than any other bacteria or pathogen. The Norovirus is a foodborne illness that…

Foodstuff Protection: Understanding and use Foodstuff basic safety means practices that aim at conserving good quality to create foodstuff safe and free from contaminants that can cause foodborne conditions. Components that cause foods contaminants could be chemical substance, physical and environment.write report essay example Foodstuff safeness entails the aspects of meal storage containers, coping with, and preparing. Foodborne health issues continue to be a worry of major issue in the us and globally. Therefore, suitable managing of foods starting from generation within the farm until finally it reaches the last buyer is necessary. About 3000 folks pass on of foodborne health issues annually as outlined by Core for Sickness Control with all the key cases remaining Clostridium perfringens, Salmonella, Norovirus, and Campylobacter. Shoppers should be enlightened over the safe and sound food storage area and dealing with operation to reduce vulnerability to foodborne conditions. The part of ...

This is the accessible text file for GAO report number GAO-08-794 entitled Food Safety: Selected Countries Systems Can Offer Insights into Ensuring Import Safety and Responding to Foodborne Illness which was released on July 14, 2008. This text file was formatted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to be accessible to users with visual impairments, as part of a longer term project to improve GAO products accessibility. Every attempt has been made to maintain the structural and data integrity of the original printed product. Accessibility features, such as text descriptions of tables, consecutively numbered footnotes placed at the end of the file, and the text of agency comment letters, are provided but may not exactly duplicate the presentation or format of the printed version. The portable document format (PDF) file is an exact electronic replica of the printed version. We welcome your feedback. Please E-mail your comments regarding the contents or accessibility features of ...

The Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence is one of six Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention​. The center is dedicated to identifying and developing model practices in foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak response by providing trainings, continuing education ​​opportunities, and serving as a resource for local, state and federal public health professionals ...

Acute gastroenteritis ranks second to acute respiratory illness among the most common diseases worldwide, and it is a frequent cause of childhood malnutrition and mortality. The annual rate of acute diarrheal illness ranges from 0.4 to 1.3 episodes per year among adults and 2 to 3 episodes per year in children in developed countries to up to 10 to 18 episodes per year among children in developing countries. In the United States, foodborne diseases account for approximately 76 million illnesses, 32,500 hospitalizations, and 5000 deaths annually. Most cases of acute infectious gastroenteritis ...

The national molecular epidemiologic network for foodborne disease surveillance. PulseNet allows health department epidemiologists to find cases that have the same PFGE fingerprint.. ...

Craig Hedberg, PhD, MS, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the UM SPH, is MDHs principal academic partner in the Center of Excellence (CoE). MDH has collaborated closely with Dr. Hedberg since he joined UM in 1999, resulting in 16 joint publications. Dr. Hedberg is one of the few Academics who has made foodborne illness surveillance and outbreak investigation a primary focus of research, teaching, and service. While at UM, Dr. Hedberg has authored or co-authored 52 peer-reviewed papers and several book chapters; most focused on the development, use, and evaluation of methods to improve outbreak investigations (bibliography). Specific focus areas have included the timeliness of surveillance and outbreak investigations; enhancement of outbreak detection algorithms; use of clinical and epidemiologic criteria to guide lab and environmental assessments in outbreak investigations; and development and use of improved exposure assessment and traceback methods. These studies were conducted in ...

A new report on Listeria monocytogenes infections underscores the groups at greatest risk-older people and pregnant women-and sheds light on why progress has stalled in the battle against one of the deadliest foodborne diseases, federal officials said yesterday. ...

Citation: Patel, J.R., Darlington, L.K., Paroczay, E.W. 2009. Differences in attachment of Salmonella to fresh produce [abstract]. International Association for Food Protection. T5-02, P. 41. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Salmonella outbreaks have been associated with the consumption of fresh produce. The produce may be contaminated with Salmonella at any point throughout the food continuum. To develop effective strategies to minimize the risk of foodborne disease caused by this organism, it is essential to examine initial stages of bacterial attachment to various plant tissues. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attachment of Salmonella spp. to different produce surfaces. Three types of fresh produce (Lettuce: romaine and iceburg, cabbage) were used in the study. Two configurations of coupons: 2-cm disk shaped produce coupons (intact surface) and 2x0.5-cm strips cut from mid-vein of leaf at the thickest point near the base of produce (cut surface) were used. ...