Sundermann is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health. The recently ended Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, which has caused 57 infections and nine ...

The latest outbreaks of Listeria monocytogenes involving frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as sunflower seeds and kernels has resulted in the recall of hundreds of different brand name products ...

Those who believe government should operate like a successful business ought to be happy about the ROI on the $7.3 million annual cost of PulseNet, which is saving half a billion each year by ...

This week at the annual meeting of the Association of Public Health Laboratories in Seattle, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – which operates PulseNet – explained the ...

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of researchers, led by Professor Robert Scharff of Ohio State University, concludes that PulseNet, a 20-year-old partnership ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PulseNet prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of foodborne illnesses annually, achieving cost savings of more ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An elderly woman in Phoenix. A Toledo toddler. An accountant in Indianapolis. All poisoned by food. Quickly uncovering that their illnesses are connected can make all the difference ...

Within a one-year period, dozens of people in at least 10 states fell ill from multidrug-resistant salmonella bacteria after spending too much time handling their friendly "pocket pets" -- like ...

What happens when you get sick after eating out? For many people, the answer is, “I write a poor review on Yelp.” Unfortunately, that is not the best course of action from a public health perspective.