Journal
FOOD CONTROL
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages 28-32Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.12.032
Keywords
Surveillance; Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; Food safety; Foodborne disease; China
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- China Food Safety Talent Competency Development Initiative [CFSA 523]
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To improve the early detection of geographically dispersed common-source foodborne outbreaks, a national foodborne disease molecular tracing network (TraNet) was launched in 2013 based on the existing laboratory-based foodborne disease surveillance system in China. TraNet consists of 32 provincial and many municipal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that conduct molecular sub typing using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) on foodborne pathogens submitted by sentinel hospitals within their jurisdictions, and submit these PFGE profiles to a national database for further analysis. Currently, TraNet plays a significant role in the identification of etiologic causes and tracks contaminated food during foodborne outbreaks. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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