CDC’s Guide to Confirming an Etiology in Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

A foodborne disease outbreak is defined as an incident in which two or more persons experience a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food.

The following tables in the link below provide information about etiologic agents (causes), incubation periods, clinical syndromes, and criteria for confirmation of a case after a foodborne disease outbreak has been identified:

CDC’s Guide to Confirming an Etiology in Foodborne Disease Outbreak