Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)
DFWED Mission
Our mission is to improve public health nationally and internationally through the prevention and control of disease, disability, and death caused by foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections.
- Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts
Announced December 2022 - Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Enoki Mushrooms
Announced November 2022 - Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Deli Meat and Cheese
Announced November 2022 - Outbreaks of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Bearded Dragons
Announced October 2022 - How Are Foodborne Outbreaks Investigated?
- MMWR: Appliances Used by Consumers to Prepare Frozen Stuffed Chicken Products — United States, May–July 2022
- MMWR: Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis — United States, 2019
- MMWR: Outbreaks of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness Associated with a Splash Pad in a Wildlife Park — Kansas, June 2021
- EID: Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Reported to National Surveillance, 2009–2018
- MMWR: Multistate Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Queso Fresco