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| C W HedbergSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Systematic environmental evaluations to identify food safety differences between outbreak and nonoutbreak restaurantsCraig W Hedberg
Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S E, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Food Prot 69:2697-702. 2006..Food safety certification of kitchen managers appears to be an important outbreak prevention measure, and managing food worker illnesses should be emphasized during food safety training programs...- Commentary: cluster evaluation, PulseNet, and public health practiceCraig W Hedberg
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 3:32-5. 2006 
Timeliness of enteric disease surveillance in 6 US statesCraig W Hedberg
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:311-3. 2008..Increasing the timeliness of case follow-up, molecular subtyping, and linkage of results are critical to reducing delays in the investigation of foodborne outbreaks...- The use of clinical profiles in the investigation of foodborne outbreaks in restaurants: United States, 1982-1997C W Hedberg
Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Epidemiol Infect 136:65-72. 2008.... - Occurrence of Escherichia coli, noroviruses, and F-specific coliphages in fresh market-ready producePaul B Allwood
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Food Prot 67:2387-90. 2004..Large-scale surveys should be conducted to confirm these findings... - Concurrent outbreaks of Shigella sonnei and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections associated with parsley: implications for surveillance and control of foodborne illnessTimothy S Naimi
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Food Prot 66:535-41. 2003.... - The impact of foodborne calicivirus disease: the Minnesota experienceV C Deneen
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN 55440, USA
J Infect Dis 181:S281-3. 2000..Results have confirmed the usefulness of characterizing foodborne disease outbreaks by epidemiologic criteria and also confirmed the importance of human caliciviruses as the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in Minnesota... - Prevalence of shiga toxin-encoding bacteria and shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from dairy farms and county fairsSeongbeom Cho
Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Vet Microbiol 118:289-98. 2006..The presence of these potentially pathogenic bacteria in county fairs may pose a risk to the public who have contact with cattle or their environment... - Farm visits and undercooked hamburgers as major risk factors for sporadic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection: data from a case-control study in 5 FoodNet sitesHeidi D Kassenborg
Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:S271-8. 2004..O157 control measures should focus on reducing risks associated with eating undercooked hamburger, dining at table-service restaurants, and farm exposures... 
Analysis of the FoodNet case-control study of sporadic Salmonella serotype Enteritidis infections using persons infected with other Salmonella serotypes as the comparison groupA C Voetsch
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Epidemiol Infect 137:408-16. 2009..SE phage type 4 was associated with international travel and consumption of undercooked eggs prepared outside the home. The use of ill controls can be a useful tool in identifying risk factors for sporadic cases of Salmonella...- Antimicrobial susceptibility of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from organic dairy farms, conventional dairy farms, and county fairs in MinnesotaSeongbeom Cho
Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55108, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 4:178-86. 2007..Systematic surveillance of STEC from cattle could potentially detect emergence of antimicrobial resistance that may be spread to humans through the food chain... - Prevalence and characterization of Escherichia coli O157 isolates from Minnesota dairy farms and county fairsSeongbeom Cho
Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108, USA
J Food Prot 69:252-9. 2006..Four PFGE patterns matched those of isolates previously found in humans. The presence of E. coli O157 at county fairs suggests the potential for transmission to the public, who may have contact with cattle or their environment... - A novel approach to enhance food safety: industry-academia-government partnership for applied researchMichael T Osterholm
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S E, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Food Prot 72:1509-12. 2009..This model can be productively extended to other pathogens and other leafy and nonleafy produce... - Factors affecting surveillance data on Escherichia coli O157 infections collected from FoodNet sites, 1996-1999Jeffrey B Bender
Veterinary Public Health, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:S157-64. 2004..9-2.3 cases/100,000 population. Regional differences in incidence partly resulted from differing physician and laboratory practices and from site-specific exposure factors (e.g., living on or visiting farms)... - Epidemiologic profiling: evaluating foodborne outbreaks for which no pathogen was isolated by routine laboratory testing: United States, 1982-9J A Hall
Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, USA
Epidemiol Infect 127:381-7. 2001..Norwalk-like virus outbreaks appear as common as salmonella-like outbreaks. We conclude that profiling can help classify outbreaks, guide investigations and direct laboratory testing to help detect new and emerging pathogens... - Efficacy of commonly used disinfectants for the inactivation of calicivirus on strawberry, lettuce, and a food-contact surfaceB R Gulati
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA
J Food Prot 64:1430-4. 2001..However, phenolic compounds at two to four times their recommended concentrations appear to be effective at decontaminating environmental surfaces and may help control foodborne outbreaks of calicivirus in restaurants... - Use of molecular subtyping in surveillance for Salmonella enterica serotype typhimuriumJ B Bender
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, USA
N Engl J Med 344:189-95. 2001..enterica serotype typhimurium, the Minnesota Department of Health initiated the routine use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of isolates... - Cattle-level risk factors associated with fecal shedding of Shiga toxin-encoding bacteria on dairy farms, Minnesota, USASeongbeom Cho
Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Can J Vet Res 73:151-6. 2009..0, 95%CI: 1.0, 4.4) were more likely to shed STB than calves less than 28 days of age. This information may be helpful for identifying potential control strategies such as targeted vaccination or management practices... - Effect of temperature and sanitizers on the survival of feline calicivirus, Escherichia coli, and F-specific coliphage MS2 on leafy salad vegetablesPaul B Allwood
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Food Prot 67:1451-6. 2004..E. coli was also highly susceptible to all disinfectants except 1% sodium bicarbonate and 50 ppm chlorine bleach, whereas the viruses were resistant to all four disinfectants... - Concentration and detection of caliciviruses from food contact surfacesAnil Taku
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA
J Food Prot 65:999-1004. 2002.... - Beneficial effects of implementing an announced restaurant inspection programKimberly A Reske
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55440, USA
J Environ Health 69:27-34, 76; quiz 79-80. 2007..Announced inspections appear to be effective in supporting active managerial control and represent a promising approach to improving food safety in restaurants... - Disinfection of fabrics and carpets artificially contaminated with calicivirus: relevance in institutional and healthcare centresY S Malik
Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
J Hosp Infect 63:205-10. 2006..Only Metricide and Microbac-II (a phenolic compound) were able to inactivate 99% of FCV on 100% polyester. In summary, activated dialdehyde was found to be uniformly active against FCV on all types of material tested... - Survival of F-specific RNA coliphage, feline calicivirus, and Escherichia coli in water: a comparative studyPaul B Allwood
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 69:5707-10. 2003..FCV had the shortest D value among all three organisms at all temperatures investigated. These findings indicate that F-specific RNA phages may be useful indicators of NV in the environment... - Effect of temperature on the survival of F-specific RNA coliphage, feline calicivirus, and Escherichia coli in chlorinated waterPaul B Allwood
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2:442-6. 2005.... - Salmonella outbreaks in restaurants in Minnesota, 1995 through 2003: evaluation of the role of infected foodworkersCarlota Medus
Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, P O Box 64975, St Paul, Minnesota 55164 0975, USA
J Food Prot 69:1870-8. 2006..Infected foodworkers likely serve as an important source for Salmonella transmission. Therefore, assessment of foodworker infection is essential for controlling restaurant outbreaks... - An elementary school outbreak of varicella attributed to vaccine failure: policy implicationsBrian R Lee
Immunization, Tuberculosis, and International Health Section, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis 55414, USA
J Infect Dis 190:477-83. 2004.... - Hand washing compliance among retail food establishment workers in MinnesotaPaul B Allwood
Division of Environmental Health, Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, Minnesota 55121, USA
J Food Prot 67:2825-8. 2004....