Epidemiological investigation of a food poisoning outbreak: a study among hostel dwelling students and resident doctors of a tertiary healthcare facility of India
Abstract:Background: During second week of February, 2021 several cases of food poisoning were reported from hostels of a tertiary healthcare facility, thus this epidemiological investigation was undertaken, to confirm existence of a food poisoning outbreak, describe cases as per person, place, time and predominant food source, identify the attributes associated with the outbreak. Methods: To investigate the suspected food poisoning outbreak, an online unmatched case control study was conducted among 440 hostel dwellin… Show more
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