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From: Sandra Phoenix
Tennessee State University Receives $2.44 Million USDA Grant to Study Foodborne Illness
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 8:50 AM
According to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year as a result of foodborne diseases. Surveillance (FoodNet) data reported by CDC lists Salmonella infection as the most commonly reported foodborne infection, followed by Campylobacter.