Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)
DFWED Mission
Our mission is to improve public health nationally and internationally through the prevention and control of disease, disability, and death caused by foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections.
Current Outbreaks
- Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Unknown Source 2
Announced October 2020 - Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Deli Meats
Announced October 2020 - Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Hedgehogs
Announced September 2020 - Outbreak of Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections Linked to Pet Store Puppies
Announced December 2019 - How Are Foodborne Outbreaks Investigated?
What's New
- MMWR: Surveillance for Harmful Algal Bloom Events and Associated Human and Animal Illnesses
- EID: Estimate of Burden and Direct Healthcare Cost of Infectious Waterborne Disease in the United States
- MMWR: Investigations of Possible Multistate Outbreaks of Salmonella, Shiga Toxin–Producing E. coli, and Listeria Infections
- EID: Sporotrichosis Cases in Commercial Insurance Data, United States, 2012–2018
- MMWR Notes from the Field: Botulism Type B After Intravenous Methamphetamine Use — New Jersey, 2020
- MMWR: Characteristics Associated with Adults Remembering to Wash Hands in Multiple Situations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Page last reviewed: December 18, 2020