UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine

 

Topic:

Foodborne Illness, E Coli, Food Processing Issues

Presenter:

 Dr. John Kobayashi, MD, MPH

Dr. Kobayashi is a senior epidemiologist at the Washington State Public Health Laboratory. He is one of the premier epidemiologists in the country and has done much work in the area of enteric diseases, particularly E.coli O157:H7.

 

Date Presented:

 February 7, 2000


OBJECTIVES

  1. Know what factors of emergence lead to foodborne illnesses.
  2. Know what new, emerging diseases have occurred related to food and food technology.
  3. Understanding how disease reporting regulations and newer food safety regulations are utilized.

INTRODUCTION

I will spend a good part of my time talking about E.coli O157:H7, particularly from the perspective of what has happened in Washington State from 1984 to the present. Also, I will talk about a problem with salmonella typhimurium, type DT104.

 

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