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Estimates of Foodborne Illness: Articles for Download
- Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Major Pathogens
E. Scallan et al. - Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Unspecified Agents
E. Scallan et al. - How Safe Is Our Food?
J. G. Morris
Estimates of Foodborne Illness: Tables for Download
- 31 Pathogens Causing US Foodborne Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, 2000–2008 [PDF - 1 page]
- Foodborne Illness—Major Pathogens, Expanded Tables 1–3 [PDF - 3 pages]
- Table 1. Modeling approaches used to estimate the total number of illnesses for different types of data, United States [PDF - 1 page]
- Table 2. Estimated annual number of episodes of illnesses caused by 31 pathogens, United States [PDF - 1 page]
- Table 3. Estimated annual number of hospitalizations and deaths caused by 31 pathogens, United States [PDF - 1 page]
Estimates of Foodborne Illness: Fact Sheets
- 2011 Estimates of Foodborne Illness: Findings
- 2011 Methods
- 1999 Methods
- Improvements in 2011 Estimates
- Differences between 2011 and 1999 Estimates
General CDC Foodborne Illness: Select Articles
General CDC Foodborne Illness: Fact Sheets
- Trends in Foodborne Illness
- CDC Foodborne Illness Surveillance Systems
- Food Safety Overviews
- Norovirus
- Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net)
General CDC Foodborne Illness: Medscape Commentaries
- CDC Expert Commentaries on Medscape are part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape.
- CDC contributes regular Medscape commentaries on Food Safety.
General CDC Foodborne Illness: Other Resources
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