The CDC today released its preliminary 2006 food-borne illness data from 10 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee. A total of 17,252 confirmed cases (actual cases may be anywhere between 20 and 30 times the confirmed cases) of food-borne illness were reported in those states in 2006, according to the CDC. The most commonly reported illnesses were:
Salmonella: 6,655 cases
Campylobacter: 5,712 cases
Shigella: 2,736 cases
Cryptosporidium: 859 cases
E. coli O157: 590 cases
E. coli non-O157: 209 cases
Yersinia: 158 cases
Vibrio: 154 cases
Listeria: 138 cases
Cyclospora: 41 cases