Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Emerging Foodborne Diseases

S.F. Altekruse

, M.L. Cohen, and D.L. Swerdlow

Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Selected outbreaks in the United States 1988-1997 associated with emerging foodborne pathogens and factors for their emergence.

Pathogen/outbreak	Location(s)	Year	Factors in emergence	Reference
Hepatitis A Frozen strawberries	MI	1997	international travel and commerce technology and industry	28
Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 Farm visit	NE	1996	microbial adaptation	48
Cyclospora cayetanensis Guatemalan raspberries	Multistate,  Canada	1996	international travel and commerce	25
Salmonella Enteritidis PT 4 Egg-containing foods	CA	1995	international travel and commerce technology and industry	44
Salmonella Enteritidis Mass-distributed ice cream	Multistate	1994	technology and industry	34
Norwalk-like virus Gulf Coast oysters	LA	1994	economic development and land use	53
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Fast-food chain hamburgers	Multistate	1993	technology and industry breakdown of public health measures	54
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Raw apple cider	MA	1991	human demographics and behavior technology and industry	15
Vibrio cholerae O1, El Tor Thai coconut milk	MD	1991	international travel and commerce human demographics and behavior	39
Trichinella spiralis Undercooked pork	IA	1990	international travel and commerce human demographics and behavior	40
Salmonella Chester Sliced cantaloupe	Multistate	1989	international travel and commerce human demographics and behavior	22
Yersinia enterocolitica Pork chitterlings	GA	1988	human demographics and behavior	41