Foodborne Illness: In the Wake of Salmonella

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Guest: Ian Williams, PhD Salmonella infections transmitted by food have doubled in the past two decades. What is causing this increase? What foods are primarily to blame? How can physicians identify and treat the condition? Host Dr. Jennifer Shu speaks with Dr. Ian Williams, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's OutbreakNet, a network of epidemiologists and other public health officials who investigate foodborne outbreaks and other enteric illnesses.