‘Point of Consumption’ Attribution:
using outbreak data to determine the attribution of human illness to important food categories

"Attribution of human illness can..."

Why use outbreak data to allocate illness by food commodity?

How to use outbreak data to allocate illness by food commodity?

What are the challenges of using outbreak data for attribution?

Solutions

Solutions-1
Are there a sufficient number of outbreaks per pathogen?

"For some pathogens"

Solutions-2
Can outbreaks due to thousands of foods be organized in a way that helps public policy decision making?

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"Categorized nearly 2000 foods"

Solutions-3.
 Do outbreaks represent all foodborne illness?

Solutions-3.
 Do outbreaks represent all foodborne illness?

Attribution of Foods
by all outbreak illnesses*

Attribution of Foods
by outbreak associated illnesses, by pathogen*

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"Improve accuracy"

Thank you