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CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training
The Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
National Botulism Surveillance Summary 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the National Botulism Surveillance Summary. The report includes data on...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
NCEZID: Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) has just released a new publication highlighting its...
Jun 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Seeking Feedback: Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response Metrics
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is seeking feedback on the CIFOR metrics. Interested epidemiologists and...
May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang
ASTHO Report: Information Sharing during Foodborne Disease Outbreaks
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently released a report titled “The Foodborne Disease...
May 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
New MMWR: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlighting data...
Apr 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Using NEARS To Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance...
Apr 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on factors that cause or amplify foodborne illness outbreaks (contributing factors). Information on contributing factors is critical to preventing outbreaks making this a highly valuable resource for local and state food safety professionals. The findings from analyses... Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne IllnessThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the past nearly two decades. The study, “Fish- Associated Foodborne Disease Outbreaks- U.S. 1998-2015”, shows that fish continue to be an important source of foodborne outbreaks, with tuna (37%), mahi-mahi (10%), and grouper (9%) being the types of […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time TrainingThe Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School of Public Health, in collaboration with the NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup, have just released a new Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training. The training is targeted to environmental health professionals conducting environmental assessments for foodborne... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
National Botulism Surveillance Summary 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the National Botulism Surveillance Summary. The report includes data on cases reported in 2015. Of 199 confirmed cases of botulism, 39 cases were foodborne. Click to view the full report. Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
NCEZID: Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious DiseasesThe National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) has just released a new publication highlighting its emerging infectious disease work, covering topics from A to Z – anthrax to Zika. This document features everything public health professionals need to know about how NCEZID: responds to outbreaks and protects Americans from threats of bioterrorism […] Jun 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Seeking Feedback: Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response MetricsThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is seeking feedback on the CIFOR metrics. Interested epidemiologists and food safety and lab professionals are asked to read the information listed below and email Amy Chang at [email protected] for additional guidelines. The deadline to provide feedback is June 15, 2017. Background In preparation for the release of the third […] May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang |
ASTHO Report: Information Sharing during Foodborne Disease OutbreaksThe Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently released a report titled “The Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: Assessing the Legal and Institutional Framework for Interagency Information Sharing.“ This report focuses on the legal and institutional framework impacting information sharing during a foodborne disease outbreak. Report findings and key... May 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New MMWR: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlighting data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), which accounts for 15% of the U.S. population. The report includes information surveillance data on the nine most common pathogens transmitted through food diagnosed by laboratory tests, specifically... Apr 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Using NEARS To Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak ResponseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system used to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Local retail food regulatory programs that participate in NEARS can help prevent foodborne illness outbreaks associated with retail food facilities in their... Apr 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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