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Ask NOAH About: Food Poisoning - http://www.noah-health.org/en/stomach/food/
Directory of annotated links.

Bacteria and Foodborne Illness - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/
Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies.

Bacterial Food Poisoning - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/poison.html
Discusses the common bacterial agents and the symptoms and foods associated with each agent.

BBC Health - Food Poisoning - http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/foodpoisoning1.shtml
Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments.

CDC - Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases - http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/
Focuses on the control and prevention of bacterial, foodborne, mycotic, and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases.

CDC Health Topic: Foodborne Illnesses - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/food/
Causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of foodborne illnesses.

CDC: Healthy Swimming - http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/
Recommendations for healthy swimming behaviors needed to protect people from recreational water illnesses (RWIs) and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place.

CDC: Rotavirus - http://www.cdc.gov/rotavirus/
Features organism information, concern about the vaccine, treatment, and prevention.

CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htm
Discusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses.

Children's Water Fund - http://www.childrenswaterfund.org/
Providing clean, disease-free water systems to families otherwise forced to drink disease-invested water in Africa.

Clemson Extension: Foodborne Illnesses: Viruses - http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/food/food_safety/illnesses/hgic3720.html
Factsheet showing causes, symptoms and treatment of viral infections.

DBMD - Brainerd Diarrhea - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/brainerddiarrhea_g.htm
No cause for this illness has been found yet. Includes source of infection, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks.

DBMD - Foodborne Infections - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm
FAQ discussing the causes and preventions of foodborne diseases.

eMedicine - Food Poisoning - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic807.htm
Article by Senthil Nachimuthu, MD.

eMedicine - Food Poisoning : - http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic795.htm
Article by Sunil K Sood, MD.

eMedicine - Vibrio Infections - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2375.htm
Article by Hoi Ho, MD.

eMedicine Health - Food Poisoning - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp
Articles on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of several foodborne illnesses.

EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water - http://www.epa.gov/safewater/
Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on maintaining a safe water supply.

FDA/CFSAN - Foodborne Illness - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/foodborn.html
Directory of sites with information on various foodborne illnesses.

Food Microbe - http://www.foodmicrobe.com/
Providing academic research services to the food industry relating to hygiene, poisoning, and spoilage.

Food Poisoning and Foodborne Illness - http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-foodborne-illness.asp
An explanation of foodborne illness or food poisoning. What it is, where it comes from, and how to avoid it. NSW Food Authority (government) information for consumers and schools.

Food Poisoning Micro-Organisms - http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Health/foods3.asp
Food safety for food workers information source discussing the causes and prevention of foodborne illness.

Food Poisoning Prevention - http://www.foodpoisoningprevention.com
Consumer information on how to recognize, avoid, and prevent food poisoning hazards at their most common sources.

Food Safety and Foodborne Illness - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/
Factsheet from the World Health Organization.

Food Safety Research Information Office - http://fsrio.nal.usda.gov/
Directory of resources covering several diseases and toxins that can cause foodborn illness.

Food Safety: Food Poisoning - http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html
Discusses signs, symptoms and prevention of viral, bacterial, and fungal food poisoning. From the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Food Standards Agency - Avoiding Food Poisoning - http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/foodpoisoning/
FAQ on several causes of food poisoning.

Foodborne Illness - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Foodborne_Illness
Directory of factsheets on the most common causes of food poisoning.

Foodborne Illness Education Information Center - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/
Information and discussion of the issues, training materials, discussion groups, and links.

Foodborne Illness--What Consumers Need to Know - http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Foodborne_Illness_What_Consumers_Need_to_Know/
Factsheet from the USDA.

Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategies - http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/food/food_safety/illnesses/hgic3620.html
Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses.

Foodborne Illness: Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens - http://www.fightbac.org/content/view/14/21/
Discusses common causes and symptoms.

Foodborne Illnesses - http://www.fightbac.org/content/view/7/8/
Information about cross-contamination and how bacteria spreads.

Foodborne Pathogens: Iowa State University Extension - http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=37
Includes causes of illness, incubation period, symptoms, possible contaminants, and steps for prevention.

Foodlink: Food Poisoning - http://www.foodlink.org.uk/factfile.asp?file=1
Provides information on the causes of food poisoning.

FoodSafety.gov - Foodborne Pathogens - http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgpath.html
Directory of links dealing with foodborne illness.

http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/ - http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/
Project consists of active surveillance for foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies designed to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of foodborne diseases in the United States.

Marler Clark - http://www.foodborneillness.com/
Law firm site with news and information about foodborne illnesses.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Food Poisoning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001652.htm
Includes symptoms, causes, prevention, complications, tests, and treatment.

MedlinePlus: Drinking Water - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drinkingwater.html
Factsheets and news releases about harmful substances and organisms in water.

MedlinePlus: Food Contamination And Poisoning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodcontaminationandpoisoning.html
Features news and factsheets.

Minnesota Department of Health: Foodborne Illness - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/foodborne/
Includes surveillance statistics, outbreaks in the state, symptoms, causes, and prevention.

National Restaurant Association : Foodborne Illness - http://www.restaurant.org/foodsafety/how_to_pathogens.cfm
A list of some of the most common foodborne illnesses and their symptoms and causes.

Parasites and Foodborne Illness - http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Parasites_and_Foodborne_Illness/index.asp
Publication of the US Food Safety and Inspection Service that discusses several foodborne parasites.

Preventing Food Poisoning and Food Infection - http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E44.pdf
Factsheet from the University of Georgia.

Reducing the Risk of Food Poisoning - http://ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0124.html
Factsheet from Ohio State University.

RUSick2 Food Poisoning Forum - Michigan State University - https://rusick2.msu.edu/
Compare notes about what you ate before becoming sick.

Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP) - http://www.safetables.org/
Organization which works to promote food safety and prevent food borne illness. Supports foodborne illness victims, educates consumers about unsafe food conditions, and works with government on food safety issues.

Safefood Bug Bible - http://www.safefood.net.au/AudienceHierarchy/TheBugBible/Default.htm
Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning.

Seafood-Related Illnesses - http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/sea-ill.html
Collection of factsheets on various causes of seafood borne illnesses.

Texas Department of Health: Foodborne Illness - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/foodborne_illness/
Fact sheets on several waterborne and foodborne illnesses.

The Bad Bug Book - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Each chapter focuses on either one bacteria, virus, parasite, or natural toxin, providing basic facts.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibrioparahaemolyticus_g.htm
Includes cause, associated foods, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this illness associated with contaminated seafood.

Vibrio vulnificus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibriovulnificus_g.htm
Can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater. Features symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment.

WHO: Foodborne Disease - http://www.who.int/foodsafety/foodborne_disease/en/
Includes disease surveillance, publications, and links.

WHO: Foodborne Diseases - http://www.who.int/topics/foodborne_diseases/en/
Directory of links and news.

WHO: Water-related Disease - http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/en/
Includes factsheets and issues.

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