Characteristics of Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations Conducted by Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Sites, 2003–2008 | Zendy

R. L. Murphree | Zendy; Katie Garman | Zendy; Quyen Phan | Zendy; Karen Everstine | Zendy; L. Hannah Gould | Zendy; Timothy F. Jones | Zendy

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Characteristics of Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations Conducted by Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Sites, 2003–2008

Author(s) -

R. L. Murphree,

Katie Garman,

Quyen Phan,

Karen Everstine,

L. Hannah Gould,

Timothy F. Jones

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis232

Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , odds ratio , disease , environmental health , feces , confidence interval , disease control , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

A mean of ≥ 1000 foodborne disease outbreaks (FBDOs) causing ≥ 20,000 illnesses are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annually. We evaluated characteristics of successful outbreak investigations (ie, those that identified an etiologic agent or food vehicle) in the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet).

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