Projects
The tri-agency collaborative identified four priority pathogens as the initial focus of their foodborne illness source attribution work:
- Salmonella,
- E. coli O157:H7,
- Listeria monocytogenes, and
- Campylobacter.
Based on the needs of each agency, CDC, FDA, and FSIS identified both short- and long-term needs related to foodborne illness source attribution, including:
- Short-term needs that focus on attribution estimates for the four priority pathogens; and
- Long-term needs that focus on plans for reducing uncertainty, improving data, and obtaining comprehensive estimates of foodborne illness source attribution.