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Economic Burden of Major Foodborne Illnesses Acquired in the United States

  • EIB-140

Overview

Each year, 1 in 6 people in the United States is sickened by a foodborne illness acquired in the States. ERS provides an overview of recent estimates of the economic burden imposed annually by 15 leading foodborne pathogens.

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