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Jeffery L. Sumter, Dr.P.H., is a Senior Regulatory Operations Officer in the Programs Assignments and Monitoring Branch, Division of Field Programs and Guidance at CFSAN. In this role, he oversees and provides expertise for four food compliance programs, analyzes food safety prevention efforts, and has led the development and response for multistate foodborne outbreak investigations. Concurrently, he serves as a Lieutenant Commander in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. He is also an adjunct Professor in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Alabama.
Recurring outbreaks of cyclosporiasis underscore the need for a comprehensive understanding of how Cyclospora cayetanensis contaminates water and produce
FDA Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network (CORE), in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health and regulatory partners, conduct foodborne illness outbreak investigations, including thoserelated to Cyclospora cayetanensis infections. In this article, the authors review the successes and challenges of identifying and responding to outbreaks caused by C. cayetanensis infections since 2013, the progress made, the challenges remaining, and what the future holds.