Seafood is part of a healthful diet, but seafood consumption is not risk-free. Seafood is
responsible for an important proportion of food-borne illnesses and outbreaks in the United States…

Background. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention monitors vibriosis through 2
surveillance systems: the nationwide Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness Surveillance (COVIS) …

In July 1995, 40 Montana residents were identified with laboratory-confirmed Escherichia coli
O157:H7 infection; 52 residents had bloody diarrhea without laboratory confirmation. The …

Background Although new pathogen–vehicle combinations are increasingly being identified
in produce-related disease outbreaks, fresh produce is a rarely recognized vehicle for …

Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterial foodborne pathogen, can cause meningitis, bacteremia,
and complications during pregnancy. This report summarizes listeriosis outbreaks reported …

An outbreak of Salmonella serotype stanley infections occurred in the United States and
Finland in 1995. The outbreak was investigated through case-control studies in Arizona, …

Background: Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are an important cause of
diarrhea and the major cause of postdiarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome. Non-O157 STEC …

We explored the overall impact of foodborne disease caused by seven leading foodborne
pathogens in the United States using the disability adjusted life year (DALY). We defined …

The efficacy of chlorine and hot water treatments in killing Salmonella stanley inoculated onto
alfalfa seeds was determined. Treatment of seeds containing 10(2) to 10(3) CFU/g in 100-…

Clostridium perfringens is estimated to be the second most common bacterial cause of
foodborne illness in the United States, causing one million illnesses each year. Local, state, and …