Campylobacter and Salmonella Top Foodborne Illnesses in 2016
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Campylobacter and Salmonella were the most reported bacterial foodborne illnesses in 2016. The data, gathered by CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) report provides the most up-to-date information about foodborne illnesses in the U.S.
FoodNet’s data represents 15 percent of the U.S. population. In 2016, the database recorded 24,029 foodborne infections, 5,512 hospitalizations, and 98 deaths. The number of reported illnesses by pathogen were as follows: