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New FoodNet report summarizes 2016 preliminary findings for nine pathogens commonly transmitted through food.
In 2015, FoodNet identified 20,098 laboratory-confirmed infections, as well as 4,598 hospitalizations and 77 deaths related to these infections.
FoodNet conducts surveillance for infections of nine pathogens transmitted commonly through food and for hemolytic uremic syndrome.
The use of culture-independent diagnostic tests to diagnose intestinal bacterial infections commonly transmitted by food is on the rise.
The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet, has been tracking trends for infections transmitted commonly through food since 1996.
FoodNet provides a foundation for food safety policy and prevention efforts. It estimates the number of foodborne illnesses, monitors trends in incidence of specific foodborne illnesses over time, attributes illnesses to specific foods and settings, and disseminates this information.
- Page last reviewed: August 12, 2015
- Page last updated: March 3, 2017
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