Listeriosis — Worldwide/Unknown
The listeria outbreak that killed 3 and prompted Texas ice cream company Blue Bell Creameries to recall every one of its products late in April 2015 is the latest example of how genetic epidemiology is changing the detection of foodborne illnesses. 2 years ago, the CDC in Atlanta launched a pilot program to sequence the DNA of every listeria sample tied to an illness in the USA — all told, about 800 per year.
“Now that we’re turning whole-genome sequencing on, we’re identifying outbreak
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