Attribution of Foodborne Illness | Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States | CDC

Attribution of Foodborne Illness | Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States | CDC

Attribution of Foodborne Illness

Estimates of burden of illness are designed to give the most accurate counts of illnesses at a specific point in time. Determining the food sources of these illnesses is the next step in developing prevention measures.

“Foodborne Illness Source Attribution,” or Attribution is the process of estimating the most common food sources responsible for specific foodborne illnesses. Multiple sources of data are needed to make attribution estimates, including data from outbreak investigations, infections not associated with outbreaks, and food product testing.

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The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration is a group committed to solving today's complicated questions around food safety.

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Overview

Attributing foodborne illness to specific foods is called "Attribution"…

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June 2013: Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks – United States, 1998-2008. MMWR. Volume 62, Number SS2—June 2013 PDF: Download  [PDF - 34 pages]

May 2013: : Attributing sporadic and outbreak-associated infections to sources: blending epidemiological data

January 2013: Attribution of Foodborne Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths to Food Commodities By Using Outbreak Data, United States, 1998—2008. PDF: Download  [PDF - 9 pages]