Sundermann is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health. The recently ended Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, which has caused 57 infections and nine ...

The latest outbreaks of Listeria monocytogenes involving frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as sunflower seeds and kernels has resulted in the recall of hundreds of different brand name products ...

Those who believe government should operate like a successful business ought to be happy about the ROI on the $7.3 million annual cost of PulseNet, which is saving half a billion each year by ...

This week at the annual meeting of the Association of Public Health Laboratories in Seattle, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – which operates PulseNet – explained the ...

Eggs and romaine lettuce are just the latest culprits in food poisoning outbreaks in the United States. With the first reports of E. coli infections from bad lettuce, the Centers for Disease Control ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An elderly woman in Phoenix. A Toledo toddler. An accountant in Indianapolis. All poisoned by food. Quickly uncovering that their illnesses are connected can make all the difference ...

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PulseNet is the network used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to match cases of illness to find outbreaks so that officials can find the common source, recall contaminated food, ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PulseNet prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of foodborne illnesses annually, achieving cost savings of more ...

What happens when you get sick after eating out? For many people, the answer is, “I write a poor review on Yelp.” Unfortunately, that is not the best course of action from a public health perspective.