Foodborne disease outbreaks
Subtitle: guidelines for investigation and control
By: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9789241547222
Subjects: Foodborne diseases; Food contamination; Prevention
Description: "These guidelines have been written for public health practitioners, food and health inspectors, district and national medical officers, laboratory personnel and others who may undertake or participate in the investigation and control of foodborne disease outbreaks."--P. 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-97),

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Table of contents: title: Section 1. Practical guide; title: Section 2. Planning and preparation; title: Section 3. Surveillance to detect foodborne disease outbreaks; title: Section 4. Investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks; title: Section 5. Control measures; title: Section 6. Features of important foodborne diseases; title: Annex 1. Glossary; title: Annex 2. Outbreak control meeting: draft agenda; title: Annex 3. Examples of outbreak investigation forms; title: Annex 4. Questionnaire design; title: Annex 5. Sample questionnaires; title: Annex 6. Investigation report forms; title: Annex 7. Statistics; title: Annex 8. Situations likely to contribute to foodborne disease outbreaks; title: Annex 9. Procedures and equipment for specimen collection; title: Annex 10. The WHO Five Keys to Safer Food