Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)
Purpose
THE FOODBORNE DISEASES ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK (FoodNet) is the foodborne disease component of CDC's Emerging Infections Program (EIP). FoodNet is a collaborative project among CDC, the 10 EIP sites, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FoodNet consists of active surveillance for foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies designed to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of infections commonly transmitted through food in the United States. FoodNet provides a network for responding to new and emerging foodborne diseases of national importance, monitoring the burden of foodborne diseases, and identifying the sources of specific foodborne diseases.
Goals & Objectives
- Determine the burden of foodborne illness in the United States
- Monitor trends in the burden of specific foodborne illness over time
- Attribute the burden of foodborne illness to specific foods and settings
- Disseminate information that can lead to improvements in public health practice and the development of interventions to reduce the burden of foodborne illness.
Activities
- In Connecticut, FoodNet conducts statewide, active laboratory-based surveillance for bacterial and parasitic foodborne pathogens on every laboratory-diagnosed case of bacterial pathogens including Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157 and other non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio, and the parasitic organism causing Cyclospora infection. This information is transmitted electronically to CDC. In addition to collecting laboratory-diagnosed cases of foodborne pathogens, investigators at FoodNet sites conduct active surveillance for hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) (a serious complication of STEC infection). The result is a comprehensive and timely database of foodborne illness in a well-defined population.
- Physician, Laboratory and Population Surveys
- Case-control studies to identify risk factors for specific foodborne pathogens.
Recent Publications
- Syndromic Gastrointestinal Panel Diagnostic Tests Have Changed our Understanding of the Epidemiology of Yersiniosis-Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 2010-2021.Ray LC, Payne DC, Rounds J, Trevejo RT, Wilson E, Burzlaff K, Garman KN, Lathrop S, Rissman T, Wymore K, Wozny S, Wilson S, Francois Watkins LK, Bruce BB, Weller DL. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Jun; 2024 Apr 9. PMID: 38868306.
- Modelling counterfactual incidence during the transition towards culture-independent diagnostic testing.Healy JM, Ray L, Tack DM, Eikmeier D, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Wilson E, Hurd S, Lathrop S, McGuire SM, Bruce BB. Int J Epidemiol. 2024 Feb 1. PMID: 37820050.
- Changing Diagnostic Testing Practices for Foodborne Pathogens, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 2012-2019.Ray LC, Griffin PM, Wymore K, Wilson E, Hurd S, LaClair B, Wozny S, Eikmeier D, Nicholson C, Burzlaff K, Hatch J, Fankhauser M, Kubota K, Huang JY, Geissler A, Payne DC, Tack DM. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Aug; 2022 Jul 25. PMID: 35928506.
- Decreased Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2017-2020.Ray LC, Collins JP, Griffin PM, Shah HJ, Boyle MM, Cieslak PR, Dunn J, Lathrop S, McGuire S, Rissman T, Scallan Walter EJ, Smith K, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Wymore K, Kufel JZ, Wolpert BJ, Tauxe R, Payne DC. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Sep 24; 2021 Sep 24. PMID: 34555002.
- Risk of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Related to Treatment of Escherichia coli O157 Infection with Different Antimicrobial Classes.Mody RK, Hoekstra RM, Scott MK, Dunn J, Smith K, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Shiferaw B, Wymore K, Clogher P, Palmer A, Comstock N, Burzlaff K, Lathrop S, Hurd S, Griffin PM. Microorganisms. 2021 Sep 21; 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 34576892.
- Relationship Between Census Tract-Level Poverty and Domestically Acquired Salmonella Incidence: Analysis of Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network Data, 2010-2016.Hadler JL, Clogher P, Libby T, Wilson E, Oosmanally N, Ryan P, Magnuson L, Lathrop S, Mcguire S, Cieslak P, Fankhauser M, Ray L, Geissler A, Hurd S. J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 14. PMID: 31758182.
- Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016-2019.Tack DM, Ray L, Griffin PM, Cieslak PR, Dunn J, Rissman T, Jervis R, Lathrop S, Muse A, Duwell M, Smith K, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Vugia DJ, Zablotsky Kufel J, Wolpert BJ, Tauxe R, Payne DC. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 May 1; 2020 May 1. PMID: 32352955.
- Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2015-2018.Tack DM, Marder EP, Griffin PM, Cieslak PR, Dunn J, Hurd S, Scallan E, Lathrop S, Muse A, Ryan P, Smith K, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Vugia DJ, Holt KG, Wolpert BJ, Tauxe R, Geissler AL. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Apr 26; 2019 Apr 26. PMID: 31022166.
- Differences Among Incidence Rates of Invasive Listeriosis in the U.S. FoodNet Population by Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Pregnancy Status, 2008-2016.Pohl AM, Pouillot R, Bazaco MC, Wolpert BJ, Healy JM, Bruce BB, Laughlin ME, Hunter JC, Dunn JR, Hurd S, Rowlands JV, Saupe A, Vugia DJ, Van Doren JM. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2019 Apr; 2019 Feb 8. PMID: 30735066.
- The Relationship Between Census Tract Poverty and Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Risk, Analysis of FoodNet Data, 2010-2014.Hadler JL, Clogher P, Huang J, Libby T, Cronquist A, Wilson S, Ryan P, Saupe A, Nicholson C, McGuire S, Shiferaw B, Dunn J, Hurd S. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Jul; 2018 Jul 3. PMID: 30568988.
- Assessment of physician knowledge and practices concerning Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection and enteric illness, 2009, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet).Clogher P, Hurd S, Hoefer D, Hadler JL, Pasutti L, Cosgrove S, Segler S, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Nicholson C, Booth H, Garman K, Mody RK, Gould LH. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun. PMID: 22572668.
- Clinical laboratory practices for the isolation and identification of Campylobacter in Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) sites: baseline information for understanding changes in surveillance data.Hurd S, Patrick M, Hatch J, Clogher P, Wymore K, Cronquist AB, Segler S, Robinson T, Hanna S, Smith G, Fitzgerald C. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun. PMID: 22572667.
- Laboratory practices for the identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in the United States, FoodNet sites, 2007.Hoefer D, Hurd S, Medus C, Cronquist A, Hanna S, Hatch J, Hayes T, Larson K, Nicholson C, Wymore K, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Strockbine N, Snippes P, Atkinson R, Griffin PM, Gould LH. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Apr; 2010 Dec 27. PMID: 21186994.
- Clinical response and outcome of infection with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi with decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones: a United States foodnet multicenter retrospective cohort study.Crump JA, Kretsinger K, Gay K, Hoekstra RM, Vugia DJ, Hurd S, Segler SD, Megginson M, Luedeman LJ, Shiferaw B, Hanna SS, Joyce KW, Mintz ED, Angulo FJ. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Apr; 2008 Jan 22. PMID: 18212096.
Related Links
FoodNet Fast:
FoodNet Fast provides online access to information reported to FoodNet. You can use FoodNet Fast tools to search data and see results displayed on interactive graphs and charts:
- Pathogen Surveillance Tool: See how rates of illness have changed in FoodNet’s surveillance area since 1996 for selected pathogens transmitted commonly through food: Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia.
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Surveillance Tool: HUS is a life-threatening condition, most often triggered by STEC infection. See how rates of pediatric HUS and STEC infection have changed in FoodNet’s surveillance area since 1997.
- Diagnostic Laboratory Practices Tool: Find out how diagnostic testing practices in FoodNet’s surveillance area have changed over time for selected pathogens: Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, norovirus, Salmonella, STEC, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia.
Click here to access FoodNet Fast.
Government:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – FoodNet
- National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
- PulseNet
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
- Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
- FSIS Recall Information Center
- The Bad Bug Book
Non-Government:
- Penn State Food Safety
- North Carolina State University
- Iowa State University
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American Dietetic Association and ConAgra Foods
Project Contact Person
Tamara Rissman, MPH
Program Manager, CT FoodNet
Connecticut Emerging Infections Program
One Church Street, 7th floor
New Haven, CT 06510
tamara.rissman@yale.edu
203-737-6978