S15 - Foodborne Disease Update

Sponsored by The IAFP Foundation

Macleod A
Organizers: Jack Guzewich
Convenors: Jack Guzewich and Jeff Farrar

1:30 Salmonella Enteritisis Outbreak Linked to Mung Bean Sprouts — Andrea Ellis, CIDPC, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

2:00 The Effect of California Regulations to Require Treatment of Gulf Coast Shellfish — Jeff Farrar, California Dept of Health Services, Sacramento, CA, USA

2:30 Control Strategies for Reducing Vibrio Illness — John Painter, CDC-CID, Atlanta, GA, USA

3:00 - Break

3:30 2005 Cyclospora Outbreaks in Florida — Roberta Hammond, Florida Dept. of Health, Tallahassee, FL, USA

4:00 2005 Cyclospora Outbreaks in Canada — Brent Dixon, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

4:30 FDA's Traceback and Environmental Investigations Following the Cyclospora Outbreaks — Jack Guzewich, FDA, College Park, MD, USA

Abstract
The Foodborne Disease Update Symposium provides attendees with updates on significant foodborne disease outbreak investigations and other related foodborne disease issues. This year’s symposium will cover two themes: outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis in the US and Canada in 2005 linked to basil and Vibrio diseases related to the consumption of raw shellfish.