CDC Report on Incidence in Pathogens Transmitted Through Food for 2016

The CDC report describes surveillance data for 2016 nine pathogens (Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella, STEC, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia. The data of 2016 is compared with the data from 2013-2015. FoodNet identified 24,029 infections, 5,512 hospitalizations, and 98 deaths caused by these pathogens. The data include both incidents confirmed by culturing the organisms and culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDTs). The change from culture methodology to CIDT creates new problem comparing data from this year to previous years … Read More

Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle