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Integrated Salmonella Surveillance

Following a food safety stakeholder meeting in December 2005, representatives from the British Columbia Center for Disease Control (BCCDC), the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture (BC AGRI), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Centre for Coastal Health (CCH) decided to implement integrated surveillance of foodborne pathogens along the food chain in British Columbia (BC). Salmonella was selected as the first pathogen under surveillance because it is cultured within all sectors (animal, food and humans), is recovered at high rates, has several subtyping methods available, and affects a great variety of food commodities. Integrated surveillance was initiated in October 2006.
The goals and objectives of the program are to:
  1. Identify sources and patterns of endemic and emerging disease caused by foodborne pathogens
    • Monitor the occurrence of pathogens along the food chain
    • Investigate the association between pathogens isolated from food and animal sources and human disease 

2.    Support an efficient and coordinated multi-agency response to health risks along the food chain

    • Formalize inter and intra-agency partnerships required to respond to health risks along the food chain 
    • Identify, investigate and respond to health risks along the food chain by sharing information from human, food and animal sources  

2010 Integrated Salmonella Surveillance Annual Report

2011 Integrated Salmonella Surveillance Annual Report

Food Research International 2011

Last Updated: April 11, 2012