Novel Perspectives on Unique Outbreaks
June 13, 2023 @ 3:30 pm
5:30 pm
2023 AEC Session Description
Join us to learn how outbreak investigation tools help solve outbreaks. This session features five unique outbreak presentations, each highlighting a specific investigation tool: epidemiology, traceback, sampling, and environmental assessment.
Moderator
- Carrie Rigdon, Research Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials
PRESENTATION: E. coli Outbreak Linked to Frozen Falafel
Speaker
- Lauren Edwards, Rapid Response Team Epidemiologist, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – Download Presentation (opens in a new tab)
PRESENTATION: Don’t Let Traceback Make You Melon-choly
Speaker
- Merri Cross, Grant Coordinator, Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals – Download Presentation (opens in a new tab)
PRESENTATION: State Sampling and Solving Outbreaks
Speaker
- Tracy Hawkins, Epidemiologist, Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network, U.S. Food and Drug Administration – Download Presentation (opens in a new tab)
PRESENTATION: FSIS Directive 10,000.1 Assessment Overview
Speaker
- Bryce Merrill, Microbiologist, Office of Public Health Science, Foos Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
PRESENTATION: On-Farm Investigation of Salmonella typhimurium in Michigan Blueberries
Speaker
- Amber Matulis, Produce Safety Unit Manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – Download Presentation (opens in a new tab)
