WGS

High technology is the key to detecting foodborne outbreaks over space and time

Most people think of foodborne illness outbreaks as spanning a few days or weeks. But, with current technology, disease detectives can find patients of a single outbreak spread across several

By Coral Beach

/ 11 Dec 2023

High technology is the key to detecting foodborne outbreaks over space and time

Scientists blame listeria’s low priority for regulatory support as the likely true cause for a low-burn listeria outbreak

Government prosecutors wrapped conspiracy and fraud around the head of the former president of Blue Bell ice cream, but a hung jury did not buy it. That Texas jury was

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Aug 2022

Scientists blame listeria’s low priority for regulatory support as the likely true cause for a low-burn listeria outbreak

New study shows FDA Whole Genome Sequencing network provides nearly $500 million in annual health benefits

This month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a study on the effectiveness of the GenomeTrakr Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Network, a scientific tool that helps the FDA

By News Desk

/ 5 Nov 2021

New study shows FDA Whole Genome Sequencing network provides nearly $500 million in annual health benefits

CDC, FDA warn of ongoing danger from tahini recalled during outbreak

Ten months after the beginning of the first confirmed illness in a Salmonella Concord outbreak traced to tahini, the CDC has declared the outbreak over. However, there is a good

By News Desk

/ 28 Feb 2019

CDC, FDA warn of ongoing danger from tahini recalled during outbreak

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Contributed To better understand antibiotic resistance (AMR) in bacteria, agencies within USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federal and

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 2 Jan 2019

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Beach Beat: Why wasn’t canal water tested months ago?

We’ve been reporting on the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce since federal officials first announced it on April 13. Actually, though romaine hadn’t been connected to

By Coral Beach

/ 29 Jun 2018

CORE’s Stic Harris discusses food safety threats, FDA plans

Stic Harris Courtesy of FDA Stic Harris, DVM, MPH, has been the director of FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network (CORE) since August 2017. He is responsible for

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration

/ 20 Mar 2018

WGS could be WMD in global battle against foodborne illness

Editor’s note: This column by FDA’s Steven Musser and Eric L. Stevens was originally published on the agency’s blog. FDA is laying the foundation for the use

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration

/ 16 Sep 2017

GenomeTrakr is FDA’s version of Hoover’s fingerprint file

Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on FDA’s Consumer Updates page. A person commits a crime, and the detective uses DNA evidence collected from the crime scene

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration

/ 25 Jun 2016

CDC sending states new outbreak tool; launching PulseNet 2.0

CHICAGO — The federal government is rolling out a powerful new, and increasingly affordable food safety weapon to about 30 states next year and to all 50 within two years. Dr.

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 May 2016

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WGS

High technology is the key to detecting foodborne outbreaks over space and time

Scientists blame listeria’s low priority for regulatory support as the likely true cause for a low-burn listeria outbreak

New study shows FDA Whole Genome Sequencing network provides nearly $500 million in annual health benefits

CDC, FDA warn of ongoing danger from tahini recalled during outbreak

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Beach Beat: Why wasn’t canal water tested months ago?

CORE’s Stic Harris discusses food safety threats, FDA plans

WGS could be WMD in global battle against foodborne illness

GenomeTrakr is FDA’s version of Hoover’s fingerprint file

CDC sending states new outbreak tool; launching PulseNet 2.0

Your Support Protects Public Health