An infection from Cronobacter sakazakii, the bacteria that can contaminate infant formula, could soon join the federal disease watchlist.
Cronobacter infections typically strike infants under 2 months old and can be fatal or permanently disabling.
The same germ is linked to a recall and nationwide shortage of powdered infant formula, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In June, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists CSTE), a nonprofit organization that advocates for effective disease surveillance, is expected to decide if it will officially recommend adding Cronobacter infections to the list of nationally notifiable diseases to the CDC….