Study: Attribution of Salmonella enterica to Food Sources by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing ... the model analyzed 6,470 cases and attributed 34% of illnesses to chicken and 30% to vegetables ...

A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS ... the model linked 34 percent of human cases to chicken and 30 percent to vegetables. At a higher confidence threshold of ...