In Fiscal Year (FY) 1998, FDA funded seven (7) cooperative agreements under the President's Food Safety Initiative. These projects may be funded for up to two or three years depending on progress and the availability of funds.

• On-farm risk factors for zoonotic enteropathogens associated with cattle feed and water

• Waterborne dissemination of Escherichia coli 0157:H7

• STEC, salmonella virulence and antibiotic resistance in cattle and feed

• Survey of antimicrobial resistant Enterococci in animals

• Control of EHEC in cattle by probiotic bacteria

• Evaluation and use of BAM/FDA and rapid methods for on-farm survey

Completed Cooperative Agreements

• Evaluation and Use of FDA/BAM and Rapid Methods for On-Farm Survey (of Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. Coli O157:H7 and Yersinia enterocolitica)

• Survey of Antimicrobial Resistant Enterococci in Animal

• Waterborne dissemination of Escherichia coli O157:H7

• Control of EHEC in cattle by probiotic bacteria

• Factors affecting numbers of acid-resistant Escherichia coli in cattle

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