Foodborne disease outbreaks guidelines for investigation and control /

• Corporate Author: World Health Organization.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, c2008.
• Subjects: Foodborne diseases > Prevention.; Food contamination.; Disease Outbreaks > Guideline. > prevention and control; Food Poisoning > Guideline. > prevention and control; Communicable Disease Control > Guideline. > methods; Food Contamination > Guideline. > prevention & control; Public Health Practice > Guideline.; MEDICAL > Toxicology.; Doenças (prevenção e controle); Controle de doenças transmissíveis.; Contaminação de alimentos.; Envenenamento.; Vigilância sanitária.; Electronic books.; Guideline.
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"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.

Table of Contents:

• Practical guide
• Planning and preparation
• Surveillance to detect foodborne disease outbreaks
• Investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks
• Control measures
• Features of important foodborne diseases.