title: Foodborne (1973-2013) and Waterborne (1971-2013) Disease Outbreaks - United States.
abstract: CDC collects data on foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks reported by all U.S. states and territories through the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) (http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/fdoss/surveillance/index.html) and the Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS) http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/surveillance), respectively. These two systems are the primary source of national data describing the number of reported outbreaks; outbreak-associated illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths; etiologic agents; water source or implicated foods; settings of exposure; and other factors associated with recognized foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dewey-Mattia
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC.
authors.forename: Virginia A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC.
authors.forename: Kathleen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Fullerton
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000069578:Waterborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*