New Data on Outbreaks Linked to Pork
In the first analysis of outbreaks linked to pork, scientists found they decreased 37% from 1998 to 2015. This mirrors the 35% decrease of any foodborne outbreaks during the same time. However, pork outbreaks increased markedly in 2015, when 19 outbreaks were reported. CDC and partners are monitoring outbreaks to determine whether that trend continues. The paper, in the journal Epidemiology & Infection, found that between 1998 and 2015, there were 288 outbreaks attributed to pork, resulting in 6,372 illnesses, 443 hospitalizations, and 4 deaths.
Salmonella has become the most common germ linked to pork, causing 46% of outbreaks between 2012 and 2015. The overall decrease in outbreaks linked to pork may be due to regulatory efforts to reduce pathogens in pork slaughter and processing facilities.
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September is Food Safety Education Month
For Food Safety Education Month, CDC is raising awareness about groups at high risk for foodborne illness. Those at higher risk are children under age 5; adults aged 65 and older; people with weakened immune systems from medical conditions or their treatment, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, or diabetes; and pregnant women.
New resources with prevention messages include a feature, also available in Spanish; a short video; graphics; social media messages; and a redesigned and expanded CDC Food Safety website, also in Spanish. Please share these resources, and check CDC's free content syndication site for information on how to embed the food safety webpages and feature on your website. Throughout the month, look for and share food safety messages from CDC social media accounts: CDC Facebook, CDC en Español Facebook, @CDCgov, @CDC_NCEZID, and @CDCespañol.
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Stay Safe in Disasters and Emergencies
Get tips on how to keep you and your loved ones safebefore, during, and after natural disasters, including hurricanes and tropical storms. Also, learn how to clean up and recover safely, including how to keep food and water safe, in English and Spanish.
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Papayas
Four separate multistate outbreaks of Salmonellainfections have now been linked to Maradol papayas imported from Mexico. Across all four outbreaks, 235 people have been reported sick from 26 states and 78 people have been hospitalized, including two who died. CDC and FDA are advising consumers not to eat Maradol papayas from four different farms in Mexico: Carica de Campeche, Rancho El Ganadero, El Zapotanito, and Productores y Exportadores de Carica Papaya de Tecomán y Costa Alegre.
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