Foodborne Outbreaks
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
Recent Outbreak Investigations
- Butterball Brand Ground Turkey – Salmonella Schwarzengrund
- Tahini Produced by Achdut Ltd. – Salmonella Concord
- Pork Products – Listeria monocytogenes
- Romaine Lettuce – E. coli O157:H7
- Raw Chicken Products – Salmonella Infantis
- Ground Beef – Salmonella Newport
- Deli Ham – Listeria monocytogenes
- Ground Beef – E. coli O26
- Chicken – Salmonella I 4,[5]],12:i:-
- Raw Turkey Products – Salmonella Infections
- Pet Hedgehogs – Salmonella Typhimurium
- Pet Guinea Pigs – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Pet Turtles – Salmonella Agbeni
- Live Poultry – Salmonella Infections
- Dairy Bull Calves – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Small Turtles – Salmonella Sandiego and Salmonella Poona
- Pet Crested Geckos – Salmonella Muenchen
- Frozen Feeder Rodents – Salmonella Typhimurium
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CDC in Action: Foodborne Outbreaks
Preventing Outbreaks
Page last reviewed: March 14, 2019