Active Investigations of Multistate Foodborne Outbreaks

What to know

  • ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø typically coordinates between 17 and 36 investigations of foodborne illnesses involving multiple states each week. The table below shows the number of active ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø multistate investigations for Campylobacter, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella.
An illustration of what Salmonella looks like under a microscope.

Active multistate outbreaks

Germ

Number of Active Investigations

Campylobacter

None

E. coli

1

Listeria

8

Salmonella

8

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Outbreak Notices

Some of the investigations above have ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Outbreak Notices to let people know actions they can take to stay healthy.

What ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and partners do to respond

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø works closely with our federal regulatory partners, FDA and USDA-FSIS, on foodborne outbreak investigations. For more information about how they work to identify and remove contaminated food from the market, visit their websites:

Resources

Foodborne outbreaks are sometimes caused by other germs. For more information about these outbreaks, visit these websites: