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Foodborne outbreak investigations
Sep 29-30, 2016 – Uppsala, Sweden
Foodborne outbreaks occur when two or more people consume food contaminated by pathogenic
micro-organisms such as bacteria or their toxins, viruses and parasites. Over 320,000 human cases of
food-borne diseases and over 5000 foodborne outbreaks are reported each year in the EU.
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The detection, investigation, management and reporting of such outbreaks require a
multidisciplinary approach at all levels (local, national, EU) and between public health, veterinary
and food safety authorities. Timely detection and proper investigation of foodborne outbreaks are
essential to rapidly identify the source so that immediate control measures can be implemented to
prevent the further spread of infections. Development of skills to investigate foodborne outbreaks at
all levels is important as small local outbreaks may actually be a part of a large, international
outbreak.
The workshop is aimed at ECVPH residents wishing to improve their analytical epidemiological
skills and their understanding on the role of microbiology to support foodborne outbreak
investigation.
Topics include an overview of the roles of different EU bodies in relation to foodborne outbreak
investigations; the 10 steps in an outbreak management and investigation; the hands-on application
of two common analytical epidemiological methods (case-control and cohort studies); and the
potential of molecular typing to support the outbreak investigation.
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See more at: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/food_and_waterborne_disease/
Course instructors: The course has been developed by a team of experts at the European Centre for
Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) from the Public Health Capacity and Communication Unit;
the Surveillance and Response Support Unit; and the Office of the Chief Scientist.