News Article
CDC Finds that Diagnostic Tests Challenge Foodborne Illness Tracking
Posted on May 02, 2016
Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
In the April 15, 2016 issue of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the report states that diagnostic tests used to identify foodborne illnesses faster could soon pose challenges to finding outbreaks and monitoring progress toward preventing foodborne disease. Culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDTs) help doctors diagnose infections quicker than traditional culture methods, which require […]