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This webinar provides an overview of major U.S. foodborne illness surveillance systems, including the roles of FDA and CDC in monitoring and responding to outbreaks. Participants will review trends in incidence, seasonality, and severity of common pathogens, examine key clinical and environmental features, and explore real world regulatory actions such as investigations, recalls, and import alerts. The session emphasizes the integration of surveillance data, public health practice, and regulatory authority in protecting the food supply. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Apply surveillance data to interpret regulatory responses including outbreak investigations, recalls, import alerts, and consumer advisories. 
• Describe the roles of FDA and CDC surveillance systems used to monitor foodborne illness, including FoodNet and HFCS. 
• Identify and differentiate the clinical, environmental, and transmission characteristics of major foodborne pathogens, including Salmonella, Listeria,   E. coli, and norovirus. 

Dr. Andrew Karasick is a population health physician double boarded in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine.  As a Medical Officer and Epidemiologist at the FDA’s Human Foods Program, he is frequently involved with research and regulatory activities related to environmental hazards throughout the food supply.  As a part-time Staff Physician at the NIH Clinical Center’s Occupational Medical Service, Dr. Karasick evaluates and treats injured or ill NIH employees; this care frequently involves exposures to novel or especially hazardous substances and organisms.