Salmonella numbers still high, O157 way down; new Foodnet numbers

Salmonella infections in the U.S. have not declined in a decade, and should be targeted in new public health initiatives.

So says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in the annual Foodnet update.

The report says the incidence of E. coli O157 infection has declined to reach the 2010 national health objective target of ≤1 case per 100,000.

The prevention measures that reduced STEC O157 infection need to be applied more broadly to reduce Salmonella and other infections.

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