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Salmonella: Genomics & Public Health

CDC information: Every year, Salmonella is estimated to cause about 1.2 million illnesses in the United States, with about 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths

CDC information: An atlas of Salmonella in the United States: 1968-2011  [PDF 161.59 MB]

CDC information: Multistate outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup infections linked to nut butter, Aug 21

Salmonella-tainted peanut butter, almond butter sickens 4 but more illnesses expected. CDC pathogen genome sequencing in action: Salmonella & nut butter, Oregon Live, August 21, 2014

Department of Health Human Services Innovation award to the CDC initiative: “Whole genome sequencing: The future of food safety” (July, 2014)