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2018 Forum on Culture Independent Diagnostics : charting a path for public health : meeting summary
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March 2022
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Alternative Title:2018 CIDT Forum
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Description:Foodborne illnesses affect an estimated 48 million Americans each year, resulting in 280,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. These illnesses are largely preventable, especially if we can understand the agents, vehicles, and settings that lead to illness. Public health agencies are tasked with conducting disease surveillance to monitor the burden (health impact on the population) and trends in foodborne and diarrheal illnesses. Surveillance is also used to detect outbreaks caused by problems in the food supply chain. Surveillance information is used by public health departments, the food industry, regulatory agencies, and the public to make informed decisions about risks and mitigation approaches, to monitor the effectiveness of control programs, and to limit the health and economic impacts of outbreaks. Although not widely recognized outside of the public health community, activities informed by disease surveillance are key parts of our national food safety system.
This publication was supported by Cooperative Agreement number #5 NU60OE000103, funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the US Department of Health and Human Services. This publication was funded at 80% from federal funds (program budget $1.9 million) and 20% ($5,000) from non-federal sources.
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