Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2008)

Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in 6 US States

  • Craig W. Hedberg,
  • Jesse F. Greenblatt,
  • Bela T. Matyas,
  • Jennifer Lemmings,
  • Donald J. Sharp,
  • Richard T. Skibicki,
  • Arthur P. Liang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1402.070666
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 311 – 313

Abstract

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We reviewed timeline information for a sample of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., and Escherichia coli O157:H7 cases and all confirmed foodborne outbreaks reported in 6 states during 2002. Increasing the timeliness of case follow-up, molecular subtyping, and linkage of results are critical to reducing delays in the investigation of foodborne outbreaks.

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