Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases

Various food items on a brown background with magnifying glasses looking for things

Reoccurring, Emerging,
and Persisting Strains
of Bacteria

CDC is working to better
understand REP stains and
how they spread

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.

Who We Are

What We Do

Surveillance & Data Systems

Global Health Programs

Educational Materials

A-Z Index of DFWED Topics

BEAM Dashboard

An interactive tool for visualizing disease data

Prevention Priorities

DFWED's seven priorities for prevention research and activities

Whole Genome Sequencing

An advanced technology for finding and stopping outbreaks

Current Investigations

Outbreaks of Salmonella Infections Linked to Backyard Poultry
Announced June 2022
Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Peanut Butter
Announced May 2022
How Are Foodborne Outbreaks Investigated?

What's New

MMWR: Multistate Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Fresh, Soft Hispanic-Style Cheese
MMWR Notes from the Field: Wound Botulism Outbreak Among a Group of Persons Who Inject Drugs
NCEZID Accomplishments 2021
Wastewater Surveillance Data Added to COVID Data Tracker
MMWR Notes from the Field: Early Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant in Community Wastewater
MMWR Notes from the Field: COVID-19–Associated Mucormycosis—Arkansas

Page last reviewed: June 15, 2022

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)