International investigation of outbreaks of foodborne disease [PDF]
In 1992, the United States Institute of Medicine published a report entitled Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States.1 The report, developed by an expert committee chaired by Drs Joshua Lederberg and Robert Shope, emphasised the fact that the world is truly a global village with respect to microbes.
Robert V Tauxe, James M Hughes
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Foodborne disease outbreak among soldiers in Niš garrison associated with the consumption of coleslaw [PDF]
Aim/Background. Large outbreaks of foodborne diseases are always focused by the general public who expect experts to rapidly explain both the causes of the disease and its growth.
Čekanac Radovan +2 more
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Analysis of bacterial foodborne disease outbreaks in Jiangxi Province from 2015 to 2019
ObjectiveTo provide the scientific basis for control and prevention of bacterial foodborne diseases, the epidemiology characteristics of bacterial foodborne disease outbreaks in Jiangxi Province from 2015 to 2019 were analyzed.MethodsThe descriptive ...
ZENG Liai +5 more
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‘Norwalk‐like viruses’ as a cause of foodborne disease outbreaks [PDF]
AbstractWhile outbreaks of foodborne disease remain an important public health concern, their aetiology is not identified in a majority of instances. In targeted studies, the application of newly developed molecular assays has demonstrated that a large proportion of these outbreaks may be caused by the ‘Norwalk‐like viruses’ (NLV), a genus of ...
Parashar, Umesh D., Monroe, Stephan S.
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Early identification of common-source foodborne virus outbreaks in Europe. [PDF]
The importance of foodborne viral infections is increasingly recognized. Food handlers can transmit infection during preparation or serving; fruit and vegetables may be contaminated by fecally contaminated water used for growing or washing.
Marc Reacher +16 more
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Two epidemiologic patterns of norovirus outbreaks: surveillance in England and wales, 1992-2000. [PDF]
In the period 1992-2000, the Public Health Laboratory Service Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre collected standardized epidemiologic data on 1,877 general outbreaks of Norovirus (formerly "Norwalk-like virus") infection in England and Wales ...
Reacher, Mark H +7 more
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ObjectiveTo provide basis for effective prevention and control of foodborne disease outbreaks caused by cross contamination of raw and cooked food in China’s Mainland, the reletive epidemiological characteristics was studied from 2010 to 2020.MethodsThe ...
LI Xueyuan +10 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of foodborne disease outbreaks in Tai’an City from 2015 to 2021
ObjectiveThis study aimed to provide a basis for proposing corresponding preventive measures by analyzing the epidemiological characteristics of foodborne disease outbreak events from 2015 to 2021.MethodsThe foodborne disease outbreaks reported in Tai’an
YANG Jinju, DUAN Junyan
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Public health implications of a case of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome associated with a concomitant outbreak of mild gastroenteritis in a small rural community. [PDF]
The concomitant occurrence of a case of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) and 62 cases of mild gastroenteritis in schools of a small rural community in southern Italy induced the health authorities to suspect a foodborne outbreak of shiga-toxin-producing
Minelli, F +10 more
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Foodborne disease outbreaks in Australia, 1995 to 2000
Health agencies are increasingly conducting systematic reviews of foodborne disease outbreak investigations to develop strategies to prevent future outbreaks. We surveyed state and territory health departments to summarise the epidemiology of foodborne disease outbreaks in Australia from 1995 to 2000. From 1995 through 2000, 293 outbreaks were identifi
Craig B, Dalton +6 more
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