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. 2015 May 15;64(18):495-9.

Preliminary incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2006-2014

Stacy M Crim, Patricia M Griffin, Robert Tauxe, Ellyn P Marder, Debra Gilliss, Alicia B Cronquist, Matthew Cartter, Melissa Tobin-D'Angelo, David Blythe, Kirk Smith, Sarah Lathrop, Shelley Zansky, Paul R Cieslak, John Dunn, Kristin G Holt, Beverly Wolpert, Olga L Henao; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Preliminary incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2006-2014

Stacy M Crim et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

Foodborne illnesses represent a substantial, yet largely preventable, health burden in the United States. In 10 U.S. geographic areas, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) monitors the incidence of laboratory-confirmed infections caused by nine pathogens transmitted commonly through food. This report summarizes preliminary 2014 data and describes changes in incidence compared with 2006-2008 and 2011-2013. In 2014, FoodNet reported 19,542 infections, 4,445 hospitalizations, and 71 deaths. The incidence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium infections declined in 2014 compared with 2006-2008, and the incidence of infection with Campylobacter, Vibrio, and Salmonella serotypes Infantis and Javiana was higher. Compared with 2011-2013, the incidence of STEC O157 and Salmonella Typhimurium infections was lower, and the incidence of STEC non-O157 and Salmonella serotype Infantis infections was higher in 2014. Despite ongoing food safety efforts, the incidence of many infections remains high, indicating that further prevention measures are needed to make food safer and achieve national health objectives.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Relative rates of culture-confirmed infections with Campylobacter, STEC* O157, Listeria, Salmonella, and Vibrio compared with 2006–2008 rates, by year — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, United States, 2006–2014† * Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli. † The position of each line indicates the relative change in the incidence of that pathogen compared with 2006–2008. The actual incidences of these infections cannot be determined from this figure.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Incidence per 100,000 population of culture-confirmed infection with Salmonella serotypes Typhimurium, Javiana, and Infantis, by year — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, United States, 2006–2014
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