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Explore strategies and guidelines to effectively investigate and control foodborne disease outbreaks. Learn from past mistakes and uncover the true sources of outbreaks like the nationwide cyclosporiasis incident. Understand how to use evidence, causation principles, and data consistency to avoid errors. Consider the balance between public health consequences and industry impacts.
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Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigation Team Training: Epilogue to the Investigations
Implement control measures whenever sufficient information is available!
Mistakes Do Occur • Nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis • One site announces outbreak due to California strawberries • Strawberry market devastated • True source Guatemalan raspberries
How to Avoid Mistakes • Use body of evidence to make decisions • Follow the tenets of causation • Exposure precedes illness • Strength of association • Dose-response relationship • Consistency of data with other investigations • Biologic plausibility • Balance public health consequences of not taking action with quality of data and potential damage to business/industry