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- description: 'Foodborne diseases are an important public health problem in the United States. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network* (FoodNet) conducts surveillance in 10 U.S. sites for all laboratory-confirmed infections caused by selected pathogens transmitted commonly through food to quantify them and monitor their incidence. This report summarizes 2012 preliminary surveillance data and describes trends since 1996. A total of 19,531 infections, 4,563 hospitalizations, and 68 deaths associated with foodborne diseases were reported in 2012. For most infections, incidence was highest among children aged <5 years; the percentage of persons hospitalized and the percentage who died were highest among persons aged [?]65 years. In 2012, compared with the 2006-2008 period, the overall incidence of infection+ was unchanged, and the estimated incidence of infections caused by Campylobacter and Vibrio increased. These findings highlight the need for targeted action to address food safety gaps. '
  display_name: 'Incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food--Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2006-2013'
  doi: ~
  identifier: pmc-24739341
  journal_identifier: morbidity-mortality-weekly-report
  journal_pages: 328-332
  journal_vol: 63
  notes: ~
  title: 'Incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food--Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2006-2013'
  type: article
  uri: /article/pmc-24739341
  url: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6315a3.htm
  year: 2014