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With millions of international visitors to the US for the World Cup<\/a>, on top of the usual domestic travelers, this summer is a busy time for travel and dining out.<\/p>\n Which means, the risk for food poisoning also increases, as one state has unfortunately been crowned with the highest rates of illness ruining vacations.<\/p>\n With World Cup visitors and peak summer travel, the risk of food poisoning increases, with one state ranking the worst. Bob \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n Using data from the CDC\u2019s National Outbreak Reporting System<\/a>, along with public food safety reports, online Canadian gambling site casino.ca<\/a> identified US states where food poisoning incidents were the most common.<\/p>\n Analyzing 50 years of official outbreak data, social media complaints and traveler survey responses, food-related illness doesn\u2019t discriminate against West or East Coast, North or South \u2014 but one state certainly rose above the rest.<\/p>\n Famous for farm-to-table restaurants, breweries galore and a big foodie culture, visitors to Oregon may want to bring more than their appetites.<\/p>\n Claiming the title for food poisoning capital of the US, Oregon reported approximately one food-borne illness or incident for every 63 residents, or more than 67,000 food poisoning-related incidents.<\/p>\n Despite being one of the smaller states, Delaware was the second riskiest state, recording more than 11,500 food poisoning reports, one incident for every 88 residents.<\/p>\n There were also more than 350 social media complaints related to food poisoning, with 5% of travelers saying they had a food-related illness while visiting.<\/p>\n Oregon is the food poisoning capital, reporting more than 67,000 incidents, followed by Delaware with more than 11,500. Graphicroyalty \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n And you may want to rethink that Philly cheesesteak during your next trip, as Pennsylvania finished out the top three with one food poisoning case for every 93 residents.<\/p>\n The Keystone State also had the highest recorded illnesses over the last 50 years of any state, with more than 120,000.<\/p>\n Online Canadian gambling site casino.ca identified US states where food poisoning incidents were the most common. Casino.ca<\/p>\n Meanwhile, 3.4% of the 3,000 travelers also experienced food poisoning while visiting.<\/p>\n Rounding out the top five were Colorado and Nevada, with one food poisoning incident for every 98 residents and one food poisoning incident for every 117 residents, respectively.<\/p>\n So where should you go for your next trip with the lowest chances of being bedridden?<\/p>\n Pack a parka and head to Alaska, as the northernmost state ranked last with just one food-borne illness for every 3,234 people \u2014 the lowest of any state.<\/p>\n The next safest destinations? Indiana, Utah, Missouri and Ohio.<\/p>\n With a record number of Americans traveling<\/a> for the holiday weekend \u2014 61.4 million by car alone \u2014 the chances of getting food poisoning on vacation are very possible.<\/p>\n Based on the findings, travelers have a 1 in 319 chance of getting sick from consuming food gone bad.<\/p>\n To avoid illness, the CDC recommends<\/a> properly washing hands before prepping food and eating, avoiding lukewarm food and sticking to dry or packaged foods.<\/p>\n