Attribution is the last step of an outbreak investigation, never the first.
Overview
One reference document, 33 chapters with four annexes, on investigating foodborne poisoning incidents and outbreaks. It sets the two pillars of evidence and the chain an investigation must complete, then the classification of disease occurrence, case definitions, notification, the investigation committee and the immediate actions.
The field method follows, from interviews and establishment inspection to sampling and record review. The analytical half is epidemiology proper, teaching the reader to build and read an epidemic curve, compare risk, test significance, grade the strength of the evidence and confine responsibility in a closing report.
What it covers
- Case and outbreak definitions, notification, the investigation committee and immediate actions
- Interviews with cases and controls, establishment inspection, and sampling of food, surfaces and persons
- HACCP record review and the three contributing factors: contamination, survival and growth
- The epidemic curve and its source patterns, incubation periods and laboratory correlation
- Attack rates, relative risk, odds ratios, stratified analysis, confidence intervals and chi-square
Who it's for
Public health investigators, epidemiologists, food safety officers and outbreak response teams, and establishments expecting to be on the receiving end of a formal investigation. It is opened when notification arrives and the first cases are defined, and carries the team to a graded report that holds up when challenged.
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