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Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.
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A Plan to Use Modern Data Tools to Fight Foodborne Illness
MC Jaklevic, JAMA, August 18, 2020
(Posted: Aug 20, 2020 6AM)
New Era of Smarter Food Safety
FDA, July 13, 2020
(Posted: Jul 14, 2020 8AM)
Restaurants are using AI to listen in on social media. They want to know how you are feeling
M Harden, Stat News, October 2019
(Posted: Oct 28, 2019 3PM)
Working Together on the Transition to Whole Genome Sequencing, Making Our Food Supply Safer
R Khabbaz, CSTE Blog, September 18, 2019
(Posted: Sep 23, 2019 8AM)
The use of next generation sequencing for improving food safety: Translation into practice.
Jagadeesan Balamurugan et al. Food microbiology 2019 Jun 7996-115
(Posted: Apr 24, 2019 7AM)
Probes of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Multiply as Technology Improves- Growing number of multistate outbreak investigations raise pressure on U.S. food companies, from farm to fork
J Newman, WSJ, December 18, 2018
(Posted: Dec 18, 2018 11AM)
As Tests for Foodborne Illness Evolve, Disease-Tracking Systems Must Adapt
Pew Charitable Trust, Apr 30, 2018
(Posted: May 07, 2018 7PM)
Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli & Food Safety
Outbreak Alert
(Posted: Apr 17, 2018 6PM)
Whole Genome Sequencing: The Future of Food Safety
CDC YouTube video
(Posted: Nov 25, 2017 11AM)
Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infections Associated with Flour.
Crowe Samuel J et al. The New England journal of medicine 2017 Nov (21) 2036-2043
(Posted: Nov 25, 2017 11AM)
Making the Case for Using Whole Genome Sequencing to Fight Foodborne Illness Globally
S Musser et al FDA Blog, Sep 14, 2017
(Posted: Sep 14, 2017 6PM)
Molecular Epidemiology and Sequencing Approaches in Public Health - Modules
New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, Cornell University
(Posted: Sep 14, 2017 3PM)
Clinical Microbiology Laboratories' Adoption of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests Is a Threat to Foodborne-Disease Surveillance in the United States.
Shea Shari et al. Journal of clinical microbiology 2017 Jan (1) 10-19
(Posted: Aug 21, 2017 9AM)
Solve Foodborne Outbreaks
(Posted: Jun 16, 2017 8AM)
PulseNet International
(Posted: Jun 08, 2017 6PM)
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) for food-borne pathogen surveillance and control taking the pulse
J Moran-Gilad, Eurosurveillance 2.0, June 2017
(Posted: Jun 08, 2017 1PM)
PulseNet International: Vision for the implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for global food-borne disease surveillance
C Nadon et al, Eurosurveillance 2.0, June 2017
(Posted: Jun 08, 2017 1PM)
Study of bacterias DNA fingerprint suggests it could be spreading via food distribution
Science Magazine, April 2017
(Posted: Apr 25, 2017 2PM)
Genomics Technique Could Accelerate Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Outbreaks
(Posted: Nov 30, 2016 4PM)
Future challenges for tracking foodborne diseases
EM Ribot et al, EMBO Press, November 2016
(Posted: Nov 04, 2016 9AM)
The FDA's Experience with Emerging Genomics Technologies-Past, Present, and Future.
Xu Joshua et al. The AAPS journal 2016 Jul (4) 814-8
(Posted: Sep 05, 2016 7PM)
Regulatory bioinformatics for food and drug safety.
Healy Marion J et al. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP 2016 Oct 342-7
(Posted: Sep 05, 2016 7PM)
Whole Genome Sequencing for Genomics-Guided Investigations of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreaks.
Rusconi Brigida et al. Frontiers in microbiology 2016 985
(Posted: Sep 05, 2016 7PM)
Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food and the Effect of Increasing Use of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests on Surveillance Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 20122015
MMWR, April 15, 2016
(Posted: Apr 15, 2016 2PM)
Exploring AMD methods for diagnosing gastrointestinal bacteria
(Posted: Mar 18, 2016 9AM)
20 Years of PulseNet
(Posted: Mar 15, 2016 6PM)
Microbial genomics: a new tool to increase food quality and safety
EUFIC, 2015
(Posted: Jan 29, 2016 7AM)
An insight into the isolation, enumeration, and molecular detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food.
Law Jodi Woan-Fei et al. Frontiers in microbiology 2015 1227
(Posted: Jan 29, 2016 7AM)
Genotoxicity assessment of propyl thiosulfinate oxide, an organosulfur compound from Allium extract, intended to food active packaging.
Mellado-García P et al. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 2015 Dec 365-73
(Posted: Jan 29, 2016 7AM)
Food Testing Start-Up Looks to Stand Out With a New Wrinkle
J Morrisey, New York Times, January 27, 2016
(Posted: Jan 29, 2016 7AM)
Safer Food Saves Lives: Stopping multistate foodborne outbreaks
CDC Vital Signs, November 2015
(Posted: Nov 04, 2015 5PM)
Whole Genome Sequencing: The Future of Food Safety - Video
(Posted: Oct 23, 2015 2PM)
Food Safety Savvy
(Posted: Sep 09, 2015 11AM)
FDA using DNA to track foodborne illness before it spreads,
by Julie Steenhuysen & Reuters, Genetic Literacy Project, Aug 28
(Posted: Sep 02, 2015 1PM)
Bacterial Enteric Infections Detected by Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests - FoodNet, United States, 2012-2014
MMWR March 13, 2015
(Posted: Feb 25, 2015 0PM)
CDC data show progress in reducing some foodborne infections in 2014
(Posted: Feb 25, 2015 0PM)
Maximizing the potential of real-time whole genome sequence-based Listeria surveillance to solve outbreaks and improve food safety
(Posted: Feb 25, 2015 0PM)
FOOD SAFETY: Keep America's food supply safe by preventing and responding to foodborne illness [PDF 175.33 KB]
2014 Highlights
(Posted: Jan 01, 2014 0AM)
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