Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigation Team Training:

1. Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigation Team Training: Burden of Foodborne Diseases

2. In the last year, how many of you have suffered from nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and/or diarrhea?

3. Estimated Cases and Medical Costs • An estimated 1 in 6 people suffers from foodborne illness each year leading to an estimated • 48 million illnesses • 128,000 hospitalizations • 3,000 deaths • More than 1,000 outbreaks detected • $35 billion in medical costs, lost productivity, illness related mortality are incurred Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/index.html

4. Unmeasured Costs • Cost of investigating food safety problems and outbreaks • North Dakota salmonellosis outbreak (180 cases at a cost of $37,426) • Michigan campylobacteriosis outbreak (20 cases at a cost of $22,000) • Disruption of agency activities • Loss of public confidence in food supply and public health system

5. Human Costs Child with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) due to E. coli O157:H7