To address this issue, APHL is assisting state public health laboratories and CDC in their efforts to prioritize Salmonella subtyping.
APHL has supported CDC in efforts to rule out new molecular subtyping methodologies for Salmonella detection by providing training courses and promoting validation studies for new molecular protocols.
The association also has provided critical information to laboratories during recent Salmonella outbreaks associated with peanut butter, tomatoes, Veggie Booty and chicken pot pies.
As Salmonella typhi (the causative agent of typhoid fever) becomes an even higher global priority, APHL is involved with the development of a Salmonella typhi molecular subtyping database that will expand the role of state and local public health laboratories in international foodborne disease detection.