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Foodborne illness acquired in the United States--unspecified agentsElaine Scallan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:16-22. 2011..8-61.2 million) episodes of domestically acquired foodborne illness were caused by unspecified agents, resulting in 71,878 hospitalizations (90% CrI 9,924-157,340) and 1,686 deaths (90% CrI 369-3,338)...- Foodborne illness acquired in the United States--major pathogensElaine Scallan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:7-15. 2011..These estimates cannot be compared with prior (1999) estimates to assess trends because different methods were used. Additional data and more refined methods can improve future estimates... 
Continued decline in the incidence of Campylobacter infections, FoodNet 1996-2006Elizabeth Ailes
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 5:329-37. 2008....- Do differences in risk factors, medical care seeking, or medical practices explain the geographic variation in campylobacteriosis in Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) sites?Elizabeth Ailes
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 54:S464-71. 2012..In the United States, considerable geographic variation in the rates of culture-confirmed Campylobacter infection has been consistently observed among sites participating in the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)... - The effect of different recall periods on estimates of acute gastroenteritis in the United States, FoodNet Population Survey 2006–2007Laura B Cantwell
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:1225-8. 2010..Further, we examine whether asking first about illness in the previous 7 days affects a person's response to a 1-month recall period... 
Riding in shopping carts and exposure to raw meat and poultry products: prevalence of, and factors associated with, this risk factor for salmonella and campylobacter infection in children younger than 3 yearsMary E Patrick
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS C 23, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Food Prot 73:1097-100. 2010..Retailer use of leak-proof packaging, customer placement of product in a plastic bag and on the rack underneath the cart, use of hand sanitizers and wipes, and consumer education may also be helpful...- Risk factors for sporadic shigellosis, FoodNet 2005Clinton C Haley
Office of Workforce and Career Development, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:741-7. 2010..Outbreaks have been associated with food, water, child daycare centers, and men who have sex with men. However, for sporadic infections, which account for the majority of cases, risk exposures are poorly characterized... - Estimates of illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths caused by major bacterial enteric pathogens in young children in the United StatesElaine Scallan
From the Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch and Biostatistic and Information Management Office, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 32:217-21. 2013..We estimated the overall number of bacterial enteric illnesses among children <5 years old in the United States caused by Campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157, nontyphoidal Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia enterocolitica... - Estimates of enteric illness attributable to contact with animals and their environments in the United StatesChrista R Hale
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 54:S472-9. 2012.... - Case-control studies of sporadic enteric infections: a review and discussion of studies conducted internationally from 1990 to 2009Kathleen E Fullerton
Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 9:281-92. 2012.... - Foodborne disease trends and reportsPeter Gerner-Smidt
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 4:111-4. 2007 - Methods for monitoring trends in the incidence of foodborne diseases: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network 1996-2008Olga L Henao
Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 7:1421-6. 2010.... - Activities, achievements, and lessons learned during the first 10 years of the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network: 1996-2005Elaine Scallan
Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 44:718-25. 2007..This article summarizes the activities, achievements, and lessons learned during the first 10 years of FoodNet... - Factors associated with seeking medical care and submitting a stool sample in estimating the burden of foodborne illnessElaine Scallan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Foodborne Pathog Dis 3:432-8. 2006..Cases of acute diarrheal illness ascertained through laboratory-based public health surveillance are likely to differ systematically from unreported cases and likely over-represent those with bloody diarrhea and longer diarrhea duration... - The rate of acute gastrointestinal illness in developed countriesSharon L Roy
Water and Environment Activity, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N E, Mailstop F22, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
J Water Health 4:31-69. 2006..However, it excludes episodes of diarrhea or vomiting due to any long-lasting or chronic illness or condition. Limitations in study design result in an unknown degree of uncertainty around this point estimate... - Bacterial meningitis in the United States, 1998-2007Michael C Thigpen
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 364:2016-25. 2011..More recent prevention measures such as the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and universal screening of pregnant women for group B streptococcus (GBS) have further changed the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis... - Sporadic campylobacter infection in infants: a population-based surveillance case-control studyKathleen E Fullerton
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:19-24. 2007..Campylobacter is an important cause of foodborne illness in infants (younger than 1 year of age), but little is known about the sources of infection in this age group... - Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium Definitive Type 104 infection linked to commercial ground beef, northeastern United States, 2003-2004Amy M Dechet
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 42:747-52. 2006....