Foodborne Disease Resources

Learn more about foodborne disease monitoring

Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) monitors the incidence of foodborne diseases of local and national public health importance. Oregon Health Authority's Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention recommends the following Internet resources for those interested in further information on this topic.

State of Oregon

• Oregon Public Health Division, Acute and Communicable Diseases
• Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety Division
• Oregon Office of Environmental Health, Food Safety 

State of Oregon Rules

• Communicable Disease Control in Food Service Facilities (ORS 624)
• Regulations Governing Health and Safety at Outdoor Mass Gatherings (OAR 333-039)
• Food Sanitation Rules (OAR 333-150)
• Mobile Food Units, Commissaries and Warehouses (OAR 333-062)

National

• CDC's FoodNet: the foodborne disease component of CDC's Emerging Infections Program
• CDC's PulseNet: the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance
• CDC’s NARMS: National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for enteric bacteria
• AMA/CDC/FDA/USDA's Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illness: A Primer for Physicians (MMWR, January 26, 2001, Vol. 50, No. RR-2)
  Individual sections are available for download or mail order from the above link, or download the entire PDF file
• Fight BAC! Partnership for Food Safety Education
• The Bad Bug Book: From the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, provides information about the major agents that cause foodborne illness
• USDA: Cooking for Groups - A Volunteer's Guide to Food Safety
• FDA: Food safety information for people at risk (including children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with chronic disease)
• FDA: Food Safety Information
• USDA Food Safety Education
• FoodSafety.gov (US government Food Safety Information Gateway)
• Food Safety Inspection Service: what to do if you have a problem with a food product

Global

World Health Organization: Food Safety