Food Poisoning and Foodborne Illness
- 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.
- http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-foodborne-illness.asp

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

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

Foodborne Diseases
- Factsheets from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
- http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/foodborne.htm

Safe Water for International Travelers
- Find details on waterborne diseases, drinking water ratings, health risks of swimming pools or spas, and quality standards. Contains a search, by country.
- http://www.safewateronline.com

Waterborne Illness
- Factsheets on causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
- http://www.fpnotebook.com/GI25.htm

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

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

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

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

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

Food Poisoning
- Comprehensive information on food poisoning, from the California Poison Control System.
- http://www.calpoison.org/public/food.html

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

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

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

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

How to Stop Food-Borne Illness Before it Starts
- Provided by HealthLink. Information on food-borne diarrheal disease and safe food handling practices in the home.
- http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1008283853.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/foodborne/

CDC Travelers' Health - Risks from Food and Drink
- Factsheet covering prevention of foodborne and waterborne illness.
- http://www.cdc.gov/travel/foodwater.htm

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne Illness
- Factsheet on prevention from the FDA.
- http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Help Avoid Foodborne Illness in the Home
- Features prevention strategies and causes.
- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/foodborn/foodborn.htm

FoodSafety.gov - Foodborne Pathogens
- Directory of links dealing with foodborne illness.
- http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgpath.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 Pathogens: Iowa State University Extension
- Includes causes of illness, incubation period, symptoms, possible contaminants, and steps for prevention.
- http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=37

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

AMA: Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses
- Publication for health care professionals on the causes and treatments of foodborne illness.
- http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.html

Clemson Extension: Foodborne Illnesses: Viruses
- Factsheet showing causes, symptoms and treatment of viral infections.
- http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3720.htm

Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategies
- Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses.
- http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3620.htm