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A large outbreak of gastroenteritis has occurred in the southern part of a state. As medical professionals work to treat the affected patients, they also try to figure out what the patients might have in common. Each patient reports having purchased bagged salad in the days before their symptoms began. The director of the local hospital suspects that somehow the salad was contaminated. Which health organization should the director report this information to?(1 point)CDCWHOOSHAFDA

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CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigates and coordinates responses to disease outbreaks in the U.S.; they work with state/local health departments (and with the FDA for food safety issues) to identify sources and control spread.