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Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall Newsletter

The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The...

Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic Resistance

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory...

    Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Antibiotic Resistance, Food Safety & Inspection, National Environmental Public Health Tracking, Research & Reports

    CDC Using Advanced Technology to Detect Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its public health partners in all 50 states are tracking and classifying foodborne illness in a new way, using advanced technology called whole genome sequencing (WGS) to detect and stop outbreaks and combat drug-resistant bacteria. PulseNet, the national network of laboratories that detects outbreaks of foodborne […]

    Aug 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection, Hazards & Health Effects, National Environmental Public Health Tracking

    One-on-One Consultation from the Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence

    The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoE) receives funding to assist state and local health departments on a one-on-one basis. The CoE can offer the following consultation services: enteric disease interviews interview tracking databases (the CoE uses REDCap) cluster investigations using PFGE/WGS outbreak investigations detection and response stool collection food and...

    Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection, Informatics

    Updates on PulseNet’s Transition to Whole Genome Sequencing for Foodborne Surveillance in 2019

    The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) received a letter from CDC’s Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB) regarding the following updates and modifications to the timeline for implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for PulseNet. Updates: As of January 3, 2019, up to 24 laboratories have either started the process or have finished the BioNumerics […]

    Jan 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall Newsletter

    The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The newsletter includes: Whole Genome Sequencing Training for Epidemiologists Live Learning Communities Offer Tailored WGS Training Partner Spotlight: NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup Applied WGS Highlighted at CSTE Read the newsletter.

    Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang

    CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic Resistance

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious disease, as well as antibiotic resistance. State...

    Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

    Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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