foodborne bioterrorism

Introduction

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) leads inquiry.

Action plan from Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Agents under surveillance

• Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin
• Bacillus anthracis
• Salmonella species
• Shigella species
• Escherichia coli O157:H7
• Vibrio cholerae

Organizations on call for foodborne bioterrorism

• PulseNet:
  • network of public laboratories
  • molecular subtyping & DNA fingerprinting of pathogens
• FoodNet
  • network of sites for population-based surveillance of enteric pathogens
• Health Alert
  • internet connection between CDC & local Health Department
• Epi-X
  • a secure network used by public health officials

More general terms

• food poisoning (foodborne disease)