Facts About Food Poisoning

At a glance

  • CDC estimates that 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness every year.
  • Norovirus is the foodborne germ that causes the most illnesses.
  • Non-typhoidal Salmonella is the deadliest foodborne germ and also causes the most hospitalizations.

Quick stats

Foodborne illness by the numbers

48 million
people get sick from a foodborne illness each year. Of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die.

Top 5 foodborne germs causing...

Illness

1. Norovirus

2. Salmonella (non-typhoidal)

3. Clostridium perfringens

4. Campylobacter

5. Staphylococcus aureus

Hospitalizations

1. Salmonella (non-typhoidal)

2. Norovirus

3. Campylobacter

4. Toxoplasma gondii

5. E. coli O157

Deaths
1. Salmonella (non-typhoidal)

2.Toxoplasma gondii

3. Listeria monocytogenes

4. Norovirus

5. Campylobacter

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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)