BBC Health - Food Poisoning 
Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/features/food_poisoning.shtml
Bacteria and Foodborne Illness 
Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/index.htm
Bacterial Food Poisoning 
Discusses the common bacterial agents and the symptoms and foods associated with each agent.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/poison.html
CDC - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch 
Focuses on the control and prevention of bacterial foodborne and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/foodborne/index.htm
CDC: Healthy Swimming 
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.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/
CDC: Rotavirus 
Features organism information, concern about the vaccine, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/rotavirus.htm
CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis 
Discusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htm
Children's Water Fund 
Providing clean, disease-free water systems to families otherwise forced to drink disease-invested water in Africa.
http://www.childrenswaterfund.org/
DBMD - Brainerd Diarrhea 
No cause for this illness has been found yet. Includes source of infection, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/brainerddiarrhea_g.htm
DBMD - Foodborne Infections 
FAQ discussing the causes and preventions of foodborne diseases.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm
Fight Bac! 
Information about cross-contamination and how bacteria spreads.
http://www.fightbac.org/foodborne.cfm?section=4
Food Poisoning 
Several articles on various causes of foodborne illness.
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/D005517.html
Food Poisoning Micro-Organisms 
Food safety for food workers information source discussing the causes and prevention of foodborne illness.
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Health/foods3.asp
Food Poisoning Microorganisms 
Food microbiology online course complimenting 'The Microbiology of Safe Food' book. Resource portal for undergraduates and professionals.
http://www.science.ntu.ac.uk/external/Food%20poisoning%20microorganisms.html
Food Safety 
Includes information on the prevention of foodborne illness such as proper cooking temperatures and handling of foods.
http://www.foodpres.com/safety.htm
Food Safety: Food Poisoning 
Discusses signs, symptoms and prevention of viral, bacterial, and fungal food poisoning. From the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html
Food Storage, Food Spoilage, and Foodborne Illness 
Publication looks at the causes of foodborne illness, such as salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, and trichinosis, and ways to avoid problems.
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/aFOODSTOR.html
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.
http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/
Foodborne Diseases 
Factsheets from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/foodbornedis.htm
Foodborne Illness 
General food safety information plus a factsheet Hepatitis A and one on Norwalk Virus.
http://www.eatwelleatsafe.ca/illness/fdborne.htm
Foodlink: Food Poisoning 
Provides information on the causes of food poisoning.
http://www.foodlink.org.uk/factfile.asp?file=1
Marler Clark 
Law firm site with news and information about foodborne illnesses.
http://www.foodborneillness.com/
MedlinePlus: Drinking Water 
Factsheets and news releases about harmful substances and organisms in water.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drinkingwater.html
Parasites and Foodborne Illness 
Publication of the US Food Safety and Inspection Service that discusses several foodborne parasites.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/parasite.htm
Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP) 
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.
http://www.safetables.org/
Safefood Bug Bible 
Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning.
http://www.safefood.net.au/content.cfm?sid=426
Seafood-Related Illnesses 
Collection of factsheets on various causes of seafood borne illnesses.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/sea-ill.html
The Bad Bug Book 
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.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
Vibrio parahaemolyticus 
Includes cause, associated foods, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this illness associated with contaminated seafood.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibrioparahaemolyticus_g.htm
Vibrio vulnificus 
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.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibriovulnificus_g.htm
WHO: Foodborne Disease 
Includes disease surveillance, publications, and links.
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/foodborne_disease/en/
Waterborne Illness 
Factsheets on causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.fpnotebook.com/GI24.htm
eMedicine Health - Food Poisoning 
Articles on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of several foodborne illneses.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp
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