{"id":32230,"date":"2018-10-29T13:09:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=32230"},"modified":"2018-10-29T13:09:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:39:24","slug":"food-poisoning-a-common-outbreak-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/food-poisoning-a-common-outbreak-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Food poisoning, a common outbreak in 2017\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/food-poisoning-a-common-outbreak-in-2017\/article22392234.ece\"><strong>Food poisoning, a common outbreak in 2017<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recent data put out by the Union Health Ministry\u2019s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) has indicated that food poisoning is one of the commonest outbreaks reported in 2017. This is apart from acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incidence high in areas where food is cooked in bulk<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the data, 312 of the 1,649 outbreaks reported till the third week of December 2017 were due to ADD and 242 were due to food poisoning.<\/li>\n<li>The IDSP has interpreted that the incidence of ADD and food poisoning is high in places where food is cooked in bulk, such as canteens, hostels and wedding venues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Same trend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A.C. Dhariwal, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the nodal agency under the Union Health Ministry that documents outbreaks and brings out data under its disease surveillance programme, told\u00a0<em>The Hindu<\/em>\u00a0that the trend had been the same over many years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caused by bacteria, virus and parasites<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cIt is not just this year. Acute diarrhoeal disease and food poisoning have been common outbreaks since 2008. This is followed by chickenpox and measles,\u201d Dr. Dhariwal said.<\/li>\n<li>Food poisoning, also called food-borne illness, is caused by eating contaminated food. Infectious organisms including bacteria, viruses and parasites or their toxins are the most common causes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Maintain hygeine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dhariwal said it was important to follow safety measures and maintain hygiene while handling food<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increase in cases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a matter of concern for all as food poisoning outbreaks have increased from 50 in 2008 to 242 in 2017. Similarly, ADD cases have increased from 228 in 2008 to 312 in 2017,\u201d he said, quoting the IDSP data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall mortality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pointing out that the increase in the number of cases was due to better and increased reporting of cases, he said the good thing was that the overall mortality was not alarming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contaminated Fresh fruits and vegetables<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cContamination can also occur at home if food is incorrectly handled or cooked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it is known that raw meat, poultry and eggs can also harbour diseases, in recent years most outbreaks of food-borne illnesses have been due to contaminated fresh fruits and vegetables,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food poisoning, a common outbreak in 2017\u00a0 Context Recent data put out by the Union Health Ministry\u2019s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) has indicated that food poisoning is one of the commonest outbreaks reported in 2017. This is apart from acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD). 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