1.2 cases on average of laboratory-confirmed Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 infections per 100,000 population per year were reported in 2006–08
Target:
0.6 cases per 100,000
Target-Setting Method:
Projection/trend analysis
Data Sources:
Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), CDC/NCEZID
FS-2Reduce the number of outbreak-associated infections due to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, or Campylobacter, Listeria, or Salmonella species associated with food commodity groups
200 reported outbreak-associated infections, on average, per year due to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, or Campylobacter, Listeria, or Salmonella species were associated with beef in 2006–08
Target:
180 cases per year
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CDC/NCEZID and CSTE)
786 reported outbreak-associated infections, on average, per year due to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, or Campylobacter, Listeria, or Salmonella species were associated with dairy products in 2006–08
Target:
707 cases per year
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CDC/NCEZID and CSTE)
311 reported outbreak-associated infections, on average, per year due to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, or Campylobacter, Listeria, or Salmonella species were associated with fruits and nuts in 2006–08
Target:
280 cases per year
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CDC/NCEZID and CSTE)
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline:
205 reported outbreak-associated infections, on average, per year due to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, or Campylobacter, Listeria, or Salmonella species were associated with leafy vegetables in 2006–08
Target:
184 cases per year
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CDC/NCEZID and CSTE)
258 reported outbreak-associated infections, on average, per year due to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, or Campylobacter, Listeria, or Salmonella species were associated with poultry in 2006–08
Target:
232 cases per year
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CDC/NCEZID and CSTE)
FS-3Prevent an increase in the proportion of nontyphoidal Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni isolates from humans that are resistant to antimicrobial drugs.