PulseNet saves lives and money

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases.
• Description:
  CDC’s lab network prevents 270,000 foodborne illnesses every year
  
  PulseNet, the national laboratory network that detects foodborne disease outbreaks, prevents an estimated 270,000 illnesses every year from the three most common causes of foodborne illness: Salmonella, E. coli O157 and Listeria monocytogenes. As a result, an estimated $507 million is saved every year in medical costs and lost productivity.
  
  A recent economic evaluation of PulseNet activities from 1994 to 2009 shows the exceptional cost-effectiveness of this network. PulseNet costs public health agencies $7.3 million annually. But it provides an economic benefit about 70 times greater than its cost by quickly identifying problems in the food supply that would not otherwise be recognized. This fast detection of problems leads to prompt actions to stop foodborne outbreaks, prevent additional people from getting sick, and save lives.
  
  CS263059
  
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  pulsenet-economics-factsheet_508_final.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks/prevention & Control Foodborne Diseases/prevention & Control Food Contamination Food Satety
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  PulseNet USA
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e66c621e10b2ba75991c194190fd415068840295911ac8e68c0259da7b64725c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40020/cdc_40020_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 333.88 KB ]