Open AccessInvestigating a paralytic shellfish poisoning in Gando Village, Wete District, Tanzania, July 2015
Author(s) -
Loveness John Urio,
Joseph Asamoah Frimpong,
Innocent Semali,
Rogath Kishimba,
Janneth Mghamba,
Ahmed Abade,
Senga Sembuche,
Nsiande Lema,
Asha Khamis Ussi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.supp.2018.30.1.15265
Subject(s) - tanzania , medicine , outbreak , environmental health , public health , shellfish poisoning , shellfish , epidemiology , food poisoning , socioeconomics , nursing , fishery , virology , fish <actinopterygii> , aquatic animal , pathology , sociology , biology
The investigation of foodborne outbreaks requires a multi-disciplinary set of skills. Frequently, foodborne-related outbreaks are poorly investigated due to lack of all required skills on the part of the investigators. This case study, based on a shellfish poisoning outbreak investigation conducted in Wete, Zanzibar in July 2015 by the Tanzania Field Epidemiology Training Program (TFETP), seeks to reinforce principles and skills in foodborne outbreak investigation. It is primarily intended for training public health practitioners in a classroom setting. Facilitating this case study should take approximately 3 hours.