The role, challenges, and support of pulsenet laboratories in detecting foodborne disease outbreaks.
Public Health Rep
; 125 Suppl 2: 57-62, 2010.
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| ID: mdl-20518445
ABSTRACT
In recent years, there have been several high-profile nationwide foodborne outbreaks due to enteric organisms in food products, including Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut products, Salmonella Saintpaul in peppers, and Escherichia coli O157H7 in spinach. PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, played a key role in detecting each of these outbreaks. PulseNet laboratories use bacterial subtyping methods to rapidly detect clusters of foodborne disease, which are often the first indication that an outbreak is occurring. Rapid outbreak detection reduces ongoing transmission through product recalls, restaurant closures, and other mechanisms. By greatly increasing the sensitivity of outbreak detection, PulseNet allows us to identify and correct problems with our food production and distribution systems that would not otherwise have come to our attention. Annually, millions of potentially preventable cases of foodborne illness result in billions of dollars in lost productivity and health-care expenses. We describe the critical role PulseNet laboratories play in the detection of foodborne outbreaks and discuss current challenges and potential improvements for PulseNet laboratories to more rapidly identify future foodborne outbreaks.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
United States Public Health Service
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Técnicas de Tipificación Bacteriana
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Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos
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Laboratorios
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Rep
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos