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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: April 18, 2013
Contact: Division of News & Electronic Media, Office of Communication
(404) 639-3286

Infections from some foodborne germs increased in 2012; others remain unchanged

What

Release of "Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 1996–2012," which is being published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Who

Robert Tauxe, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Director, CDC Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases

David Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Administrator, Office of Public Health Science, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Jeff Farrar, D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D., Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Partnerships, FDA

When

Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 12 p.m. (ET).

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TRANSCRIPT
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

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