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Highlights: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, No. 8 (August 2013)

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Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal

Highlights: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, No. 8 (August 2013)

 

1. Impact of State Regulation on Raw Oyster–associated Vibrio vulnificus Illnesses and Deaths, California, USA, Duc J. Vugia et al.

Foodborne infection due to Vibrio vulnificus bacteria is usually contracted by eating contaminated raw oysters and is potentially fatal.

 

2. Outbreak-associated Salmonella enterica Serotypes and Food Commodities, United States, 1998–2008, Brendan R. Jackson et al.

Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne disease in the United States.

 

3. Norovirus Disease in the United States, Aron J. Hall, et al.

A new CDC study provides a more complete picture of the burden of norovirus disease in the U.S. Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis, leading to vomiting and diarrhea. The researchers analyze the methods and results of past norovirus studies and determined disease estimates by age groups and disease outcomes.

 

4. Acute Gastroenteritis Surveillance through the National Outbreak Reporting System, United States, Aron J. Hall, et al.

Norovirus rises to the top in data collected through the CDC’s National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). Started in 2009, NORS provides information on acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks in the United States caused by various modes of transmission.

 

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