Foodborne illnesses table: parasitic agents

This table is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format  (PDF, 217KB, requires Adobe® Reader®)

Please call the state health department for more information on specific foodborne illnesses. These telephone numbers are available on the CDC Web site.

Produced collaboratively by:

American Medical Association
American Nurses Association
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
Food Safety and Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture 

February 2004

Foodborne Diseases and Conditions Designated as Notifiable at the National Level - United States 2003

In the United States, requirements for reporting diseases and conditions are mandated by state and territorial laws and/or regulations. However, physicians are highly encouraged to report foodborne illness that they may encounter in the event that an outbreak situation may be present. Reporting will facilitate the tracking of the outbreak and in fact, the case identified may even be the sentinel case!

Differences exist between states and territories as to which diseases and conditions are reportable. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborate on which diseases and conditions are designated as nationally notifiable. Details on specific state requirements. This information is also available by contacting CSTE at: 

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) 
Suite 303 Ð 2872 Woodcock Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30341
Phone: 770 458-3811 

Notifiable Bacterial Foodborne Diseases and Conditions

Anthrax
Botulism 
Brucellosis
Cholera
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
Hemolytic uremic syndrome, post-diarrheal
Listeriosis
Salmonellosis (other than S. Typhi)
Shigellosis
Typhoid fever (S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi infections)

Notifiable Viral Foodborne Diseases and Conditions

Hepatitis A 

Notifiable Parasitic Foodborne Diseases and Conditions

Cryptosporidiosis
Cyclosporiasis
Giardiasis
Trichinosis

References 

• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Toll-free Information Phone Numbers

• USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline: 800 535-4555   
• FDA Safe Food Hotline: 888 SAFE-FOOD (723-3366)   
• CDC Voice Information System: 888 CDC-FAXX (232-3299)