Texas Department of State Health Services, Infectious Disease Control Unit

Foodborne Illness

Foodborne Pathogen Control

Essential Epidemiology and Laboratory Components of a State Foodborne Disease Prevention and Control Program (Preventing the Top 7 Causes of Foodborne Illness) ( PDF File: 207KB).
Age Guidelines for Assigning Age-Matched Controls ( PDF File: 17.4KB).

Note: The Foodborne Disease Outbreak Manual is currently under review. You may contact a foodborne team member at 512 458-7676 if you have any questions.

Hypothesis Generation

Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire ( PDF File: 13KB).
Hypothesis Generating Data Entry Tool ( Zip File: 30KB)
Hypothesis Generating Analysis Tool ( Zip File: 31.7KB)

Surveillance Forms

Botulism--Foodborne Investigation Form ( PDF File: 17KB)
Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Investigation Form (1998 revision; PDF File: 20KB)
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Food History Listing Form ( PDF File: 62KB)
Listeria Case Form, CDC ( PDF File: 197KB)
Typhoid Fever Surveillance Report, CDC ( PDF File: 86KB)

CDC Reporting Forms

Reporting Form for Foodborne Disease Outbreak
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch
Instructions and reporting form. This form is for use by state or local health departments for collecting and reporting information on foodborne disease outbreaks.
Reporting Form for Cholera and Other Vibrio Illnesses ( PDF File: 147KB)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch

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Investigation & Surveillance Materials

Foodborne Pathogen Control

Hypothesis Generation

Surveillance Forms

CDC Reporting Forms