foodborne disease

Once a case is confirmed, a report is sent to the state Department of Health. But if someone doesn’t seek medical attention, the case could go unreported. Plus, there could be a six-week reporting lag, the CDC says.

A USF professor of environmental health biology says funding cuts scaled back the CDC's FoodNet surveillance network, reducing monitoring of foodborne illnesses such as cyclosporiasis.

Cruise ships account for only 1 percent of reported norovirus cases, while 25 percent come from contaminated food. Sick workers at restaurants and cafeterias often spread the virus.