outbreak data

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019931

1. CDC data on foodborne disease outbreaks define an outbreak as an incident in which two or more persons experienced a similar illness after ingestion of a common food, and epidemiologic analysis implicated a food as the source of the illness. There are two exceptions, botulism and chemical poisoning, in which one case constitutes an outbreak.

2. CDC data on foodborne disease outbreaks define an outbreak as an incident in which two or more persons experienced a similar illness after ingestion of a common food, and epidemiologic analysis implicated a food as the source of the illness. There are two exceptions, botulism and chemical poisoning, in which one case constitutes an outbreak. [USDA 2004]

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-019931
Field	Environment
Subject	Health and safety
References	USDA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019931",
  "term": "outbreak data",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. CDC data on foodborne disease outbreaks define an outbreak as an incident in which two or more persons experienced a similar illness after ingestion of a common food, and epidemiologic analysis implicated a food as the source of the illness. There are two exceptions, botulism and chemical poisoning, in which one case constitutes an outbreak.\n\n2. CDC data on foodborne disease outbreaks define an outbreak as an incident in which two or more persons experienced a similar illness after ingestion of a common food, and epidemiologic analysis implicated a food as the source of the illness. There are two exceptions, botulism and chemical poisoning, in which one case constitutes an outbreak. [USDA 2004]",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "USDA 2004",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/outbreak-data/"
}

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