Animal & Veterinary The NARMS program consists of three areas or
arms: - Animal Arm - Human Arm - Retail Arm The human component
of NARMS was launched in 1996 within the framework of CDC’s
Emerging Infections Program and the Foodborne Diseases Active
Surveillance Network (FoodNet). Initially, it included non-
typhoidal Salmonella and E. coli O157 isolates from 14 state and
local health departments. In 1999, testing of typhoidal
Salmonella and Shigella was added. By 2003, NARMS conducted
nationwide surveillance of the four aforementioned organisms
from humans. Testing of Campylobacter from humans began in five
FoodNet sites in 1997 and expanded to 10 FoodNet sites by 2003.
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is conducted at the
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease,
CDC, in Atlanta, GA. The animal component of NARMS began in 1997
with monitoring of Salmonella, and later expanded to include
Campylobacter (1998), E. coli (2000), and Enterococcus (2003).
Animal isolates are gathered nationw