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Learn about how community discussions were key to solving an E. coli outbreak.
Read a story from the field about how the CDC worked with hospital staff to stop C. auris in Oklahoma.
Working with global partners, including the World Health Organization, CDC helped Cameroon launch its largest-ever oral cholera vaccination campaign, targeting 127,000 people in regions highest at risk for the disease.
CDC scientists use advanced technology to detect foodborne disease.
Read about our foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections (including fungal diseases) programs.
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.
Learn more about the division's key accomplishments to protect the public's health.
CDC's foodborne and waterborne surveillance systems help detect and prevent disease and outbreaks.
CDC Expert Commentaries provide guidance for health professionals on foodborne, fungal, and waterborne illnesses.
We work around the globe with ministries of health and other public health partners in nearly 40 countries.
Outbreaks
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Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Ground Beef
Announced October 2018 -
Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Deli Ham
Announced October 2018 -
Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Ground Beef
Announced September 2018 -
Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Gravel Ridge Farms Shell Eggs
Announced September 2018 -
Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Chicken
Announced August 2018 -
Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections Linked to Raw Turkey Products
Announced July 2018 -
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Infections Linked to Pet Guinea Pigs
Announced March 2018 - How Are Foodborne Outbreaks Investigated?
- Public Communication During Foodborne Outbreaks
- How to Report a Foodborne Illness
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In the News
- CDC expert discusses drug-resistant typhoid fever, vaccination, and treatment options.
- Highlights of the 2016 Foodborne Disease Outbreaks report
- CDC Scientists Find a New Antibiotic-resistant Gene in Salmonella
- Undercooked Chicken Liver Linked to Increase in Foodborne Illness [PDF – 8 pages]
- MMWR: Multidrug-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Outbreak Linked to Puppy Exposure — United States, 2016–2018
- MMWR: Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2015
- Release of 2018 Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC): An All-inclusive Model Public Swimming Pool and Spa Code
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- Page last reviewed: May 8, 2017
- Page last updated: October 17, 2018
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