Foodborne and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks. A Compilation and Subjective Profile

Abstract

This papar provides the epidemiologic field with a single source of information about many confirmed foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks for each of five common bacterial etiologies: Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Shigella, Clostridium perfringens, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The paper also evaluate traditional methods of outbreak reporting and suggest show an investigator might apply information of past outbreaks to help form an initial, presumptive diagnosis of a most probable etiologic agent in a current outbreak. Keywords: Foodborne, Waterborne disease outbreaks, Presumptive diagnosis of most probable etiologic agent, Composite profile of symptom complex.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA158536

Entities

People

  • T. V. Murphy

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Classification
  • Clostridium
  • Data Science
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Food
  • Food Poisoning
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pain
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Systems Analysis and Design