Multi-target Approach Cuts Costs, Reduces Delays, and Increases Confidence.
Salmonella is a global threat to the public, business, and health. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that the bacteria cause about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the United States every year.The estimated annual cost to healthcare systems in the United States is more than $3.6 billion.
It’s a problem that regulators are increasingly attempting to tackle. Both the US and Europe have introduced tracking requirements for the two serotypes most responsible for human infection, Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium, in poultry and other high-risk areas, such as pork and eggs.