The New York State Emerging Infections Program

Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)

The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) is the principal foodborne disease component of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infections Program (EIP). FoodNet is a collaborative project of the CDC, 10 EIP sites, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration.

The project consists of active surveillance for foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies designed to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of foodborne diseases in the United States. The FoodNet program tracks foodborne illness using surveys of physicians and laboratories, case-control studies, and active case finding of the following pathogens:

The objectives of FoodNet are:

• Determine the burden of foodborne illness in the United States
• Monitor the trends in specific foodborne illnesses over time
• Attribute the burden of foodborne illness to specific foods and settings
• Develop and assess interventions to reduce the burden of foodborne illness

Other FoodNet Info...

• Surveillance & Statistics
• Current Special Projects
• Publications

For more information on FoodNet see: http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/