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Using NEARS To Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response

Posted on April 19, 2017

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system used to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Local retail food regulatory programs that participate in NEARS can help prevent foodborne illness outbreaks associated with retail food facilities in their communities. The NEARS data can be used […]

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