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http://www.larepublica.pe/07-06-2011/casos-de-salmonella-van-en-aumento-en-eeuu
Spanish to English translation
Salmonella Cases Rise In U.S.
Tue, 07/06/2011 - 16:44
The salmonella infections , a disease caused by contaminated foods more common, have increased in the last 15 years in the U.S. , released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The report, which summarizes information from 10 states of the Network for Disease Surveillance Surveys for Food Contamination CDC ( FoodNet ) found that infections due to salmonella have further increased by 10 percent in last 15 years.
"The main thing we found is that diseases caused by contaminated food, particularly salmonella, is still very common and cost hundreds of millions of dollars in medical expenses," he told a news conference Thomas R. Frieden , director of the CDC , based in Atlanta .
Health officials estimate that about one million people become sick each year from salmonella in the United States . According to the report, the infections cause medical expenses of 365 million dollars each year in the United States.
The report also found that during the same period of 15 years, other diseases transmitted through contaminated foods such as E. coli O157 have experienced a reduction in half the cases .
(LaRep?blica.pe / EFE)
Spanish to English translation
Salmonella Cases Rise In U.S.
Tue, 07/06/2011 - 16:44
The salmonella infections , a disease caused by contaminated foods more common, have increased in the last 15 years in the U.S. , released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The report, which summarizes information from 10 states of the Network for Disease Surveillance Surveys for Food Contamination CDC ( FoodNet ) found that infections due to salmonella have further increased by 10 percent in last 15 years.
"The main thing we found is that diseases caused by contaminated food, particularly salmonella, is still very common and cost hundreds of millions of dollars in medical expenses," he told a news conference Thomas R. Frieden , director of the CDC , based in Atlanta .
Health officials estimate that about one million people become sick each year from salmonella in the United States . According to the report, the infections cause medical expenses of 365 million dollars each year in the United States.
The report also found that during the same period of 15 years, other diseases transmitted through contaminated foods such as E. coli O157 have experienced a reduction in half the cases .
(LaRep?blica.pe / EFE)