A point source outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among school students in Kerala, India

A point source outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among school students in Kerala, India

An outbreak investigation was initiated following an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among schoolchildren in Kottarakara. Steps included active search for cases at schools, describing the outbreak in terms of person, place, and time, generating hypothesis based on the findings from descriptive stu...

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Main Authors: P S Rakesh, Rajeswaran Thiagesan, Rakesh Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Acute gastroenteritis
food safety
outbreak investigation
water surveillance
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2017;volume=61;issue=4;spage=302;epage=304;aulast=Rakesh

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http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2017;volume=61;issue=4;spage=302;epage=304;aulast=Rakesh

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