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Working with global partners, including the World Health Organization, CDC helped Cameroon launch its largest-ever oral cholera vaccination campaign, targeting 127,000 people in regions highest at risk for the disease.
CDC scientists use advanced technology to detect foodborne disease.
Read about our foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections (including fungal diseases) programs.
Our mission is to improve public health nationally and internationally through the prevention and control of disease, disability, and death caused by foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections.
Learn more about the division's key accomplishments to protect the public's health.
CDC's foodborne and waterborne surveillance systems help detect and prevent disease and outbreaks.
CDC Expert Commentaries provide guidance for health professionals on foodborne, fungal, and waterborne illnesses.
We work around the globe with ministries of health and other public health partners in nearly 40 countries.
Outbreaks
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Campylobacter Infections Linked to Pet Store Puppies
Announced September 2017 -
Salmonella Agbeni Infections Linked to Pet Turtles
Announced August 2017 -
Salmonella Infections Linked to Imported Maradol Papayas
Announced July 2017 -
Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks
Announced June 2017 -
Multidrug-resistant Candida auris
Announced June 2016 - How Are Foodborne Outbreaks Investigated?
- How to Report a Foodborne Illness
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In the News
- Read our new webpage on mycetoma, a disease found in equatorial parts of Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
- Read highlights from the annual report on Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, 2015
- A new CDC Health Advisory provides recommendations for diagnosing and managing Shigella strains with emerging resistance genes that may make infections harder to treat with ciprofloxacin.
- Get CDC information on keeping your family’s food safe that you can use year-round.
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- Page last reviewed: May 8, 2017
- Page last updated: October 11, 2017
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