17,252 confirmed cases of food poisoning in 2006 in US

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Bill Marler

The CDC today released its preliminary 2006 food-borne illness data from 10 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee. A total of 17,252 confirmed cases (actual cases may be anywhere between 20 and 30 times the confirmed cases) of food-borne illness were reported in those states in 2006, according to the CDC. The most commonly reported illnesses were:

Salmonella: 6,655 cases

Campylobacter: 5,712 cases

Shigella: 2,736 cases

Cryptosporidium: 859 cases

E. coli O157: 590 cases

E. coli non-O157: 209 cases

Yersinia: 158 cases

Vibrio: 154 cases

Listeria: 138 cases

Cyclospora: 41 cases

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Foodborne Illnesses On The Rise

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Cyclospora Attorney

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention have stated that the rate of some foodborne illnesses such as E. coli and salmonella in the United States are on the rise

A new report released by the United States government finds that the amounts of food born illnesses such as e. coli and salmonella are on the rise.

The report states that although it appears that e. coli and salmonella cases are on the rise, that other food born illnesses have leveled off when it comes to their infection prevalence rate.

Listeria, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Yersinia are all food born bacterial infections that according to data gathered from 10 states have fallen in prevalence since the 90's.

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