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A study of recorded cases of foodborne diseases at Hyderabad during 1984 and 1985.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1989 Oct; 92(5):320-4.JT

Abstract

Foodborne diseases are a health hazard and a cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Surveillance of foodborne diseases is neglected in India as in most developing countries. A study of case reports for 2 years in a referral hospital is reported. Most of the outbreaks (88%) were found to involve 2-10 persons. About 52% of those affected were found to be below 14 years of age. A seasonal character was observed with more outbreaks being recorded in summer months. Twenty-three per cent of the incidents were observed to occur at home. The predominant symptom in these outbreaks was vomiting with or without diarrhoea. In about 38% of the cases, the vehicle of transmission was not mentioned while in the recorded instances it was stale food (19%); biryani (14%), usually meat preparation with rice; stale biryani (11%) or milk-based sweets (9.5%). The establishment of a National Foodborne Disease Surveillance system is suggested.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Rao RN
Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India.
Sudhakar P
No affiliation info available
Bhat RV
No affiliation info available
Gupta CP
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolDiarrheaDisease OutbreaksFemaleFood ContaminationFoodborne DiseasesHumansIndiaInfantMaleMiddle AgedSeasonsVomiting

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

2810450

Citation

Rao, R N., et al. "A Study of Recorded Cases of Foodborne Diseases at Hyderabad During 1984 and 1985." The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 92, no. 5, 1989, pp. 320-4.
Rao RN, Sudhakar P, Bhat RV, et al. A study of recorded cases of foodborne diseases at Hyderabad during 1984 and 1985. J Trop Med Hyg. 1989;92(5):320-4.
Rao, R. N., Sudhakar, P., Bhat, R. V., & Gupta, C. P. (1989). A study of recorded cases of foodborne diseases at Hyderabad during 1984 and 1985. The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 92(5), 320-4.
Rao RN, et al. A Study of Recorded Cases of Foodborne Diseases at Hyderabad During 1984 and 1985. J Trop Med Hyg. 1989;92(5):320-4. PubMed PMID: 2810450.
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