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2013
- CDC/FDA Partnership Targets Whole Genome Sequencing of Listeria Monocytogenes November 27, 2013
- How the CDC's Trailblazing Use of Analytics Fights Disease November 25, 2013
- PulseNet on the Front Lines of Foodborne Disease Surveillance [PDF - 8 pages] April 2013
- Outbreak Detection Since Jack in the Box: A Public Health Evolution February 4, 2013
- Hedgehogs To Blame In Latest Salmonella Outbreak February 1, 2013
- CDC Investigating Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Ground Beef January 2013
When two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink, the event is called a foodborne outbreak. Click to view OutbreakNet's Multistate Foodborne Outbreak Investigations page to see reports of selected outbreak investigations, by year.
2012
- New Foodborne Illness Diagnostic Tests Make Outbreaks Harder to Detect December 3, 2012
- New Food Safety Tests Could Hamper Outbreak Detection December 11, 2012
- New Tests Diagnose Food Poisoning Faster, But Hurts Ability to Spot Outbreaks December 11, 2012
- Outbreaks of Foodborne Illnesses Are Becoming Harder to Detect: New diagnostic tests inadvertently undercut surveillance abilities of public health officials November 26, 2012
- Rapid Tests Less Effective in Identifying Foodborne Illness Sources November 27, 2012
- 28 sick; multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to organic spinach and spring mix blend November 19, 2012
- Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Imported Marte Brand Frescolina Ricotta Salata Cheese July 16, 2012
- Man’s Death May Be Linked to Last Year’s Listeria Outbreak: PulseNet's genetic fingerprint may link Montana death to Listeria-tainted cantaloupe outbreak July 16, 2012
- Taking the Pulse of CDC’s PulseNet May 23, 2012
- State and Federal Programs Helped Catch Contaminated Dog Food May 5, 2012
- Nonculture Diagnostic Tests for Enteric Diseases March 2012
2011
2010
- Improving Information Technology for Food Safety October 12, 2010
- From Potlucks to Peanuts: How PulseNet Began October 5, 2010
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- Page last updated: February 16, 2016
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