An enhanced method for calculating trends in infections caused by pathogens transmitted commonly through food

This brief methods paper is being published concomitantly with “Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food— Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016–2021” in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR). That article describes the application of the new model described here to analyze trends and evaluate progress towards the prevention of infection from enteric pathogens in the United States.