Foodborne Outbreaks

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During a multistate foodborne disease outbreak, CDC serves as lead coordinator between public health partners to detect the outbreak, define its size and extent, and to identify the source.

Public health officials investigate outbreaks to control them, so more people do not get sick in the outbreak, and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the future.

List of Selected Multistate Foodborne Outbreak Investigations

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Read About an Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Ground Beef

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Types of Data Used to Solve Outbreaks

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Multistate Outbreaks

List of Foodborne Outbreaks, CDC’s Role, Foodborne Illness Q & A, MMWR Reports

Surveillance and Reporting

Outbreak Surveillance, Reporting Systems, Questionnaires and Tools

Investigating Outbreaks

Guide to Investigating Outbreaks, Reporting Foodborne Illness, Laboratory Resources

Prevention and Education

Preventing Future Outbreaks, Educational Materials and Resources, Conferences

Recent Outbreak Investigations

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CDC in Action: Foodborne Outbreaks

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Preventing Outbreaks

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Outbreak investigations play a key role in preventing future outbreaks.

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Page last reviewed: November 7, 2019
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)