Investigation of Food Poisoning & Food Borne Disease

The food safety section is responsible for investigating cases of food poisoning and food borne disease.

Certain infectious diseases are notifiable to the local health authority. Those diseases are then notified to the local authority where the affected person lives.

The local authority has a duty to investigate notified cases of infectious disease.. This is done to prevent the spread of disease within the community and also to establish the possible source of infection. Advice is also given to the patient on how to further prevent spread at home.

The following documents provide more specific information on the different types of infectious diseases.

What is Campylobacter?
What is E-Coli 0157?
What is Giardia Lamblia?
What is Salmonella?
What is Viral Gastroenteritis/Rotavirus?
What is Shigella Dysentery?
What is Cryptosporidium?
Advice to a family with a case of intestinal infection.

What is Campylobacter?

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What is Campylobacter? - Word format 39Kb

What is Campylobacter? - PDF format 24Kb

What is Campylobacter? - Plain Text format 225Kb

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What is E-Coli 0157?

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What is E-Coli 0157? - Word format 39Kb

What is E-Coli 0157? - PDF format 24Kb

What is E-Coli 0157? - Plain Text format 225Kb

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What is Giardia Lamblia?

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What is Giardia Lamblia? - Word format 38Kb

What is Giardia Lamblia? - PDF format 24Kb

What is Giardia Lamblia? - Plain Text format 225Kb

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What is Salmonella?

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What is Salmonella? - Word format 38Kb

What is Salmonella? - PDF format 24Kb

What is Salmonella? - Plain Text format 224Kb

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What is Viral Gastroenteritis/Rotavirus?

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What is Viral Gastroenteritis/Rotavirus? - Word format 38Kb

What is Viral Gastroenteritis/Rotavirus? - PDF format 24Kb

What is Viral Gastroenteritis/Rotavirus? - Plain Text format 224Kb

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What is Shigella Dysentery?

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What is Shigella Dysentery? - Word format 34Kb

What is Shigella Dysentery? - PDF format 26Kb

What is Shigella Dysentery? - Plain Text format 98Kb

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What is Cryptosporidium?

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What is Cryptosporidium? - Word format 38Kb

What is Cryptosporidium? - PDF format 24Kb

What is Cryptosporidium? - Plain Text format 225Kb

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Advice to a family with a case of intestinal infection

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Advice to a family with a case of intestinal infection - Word format 219Kb

Advice to a family with a case of intestinal infection - PDF format 33Kb

Advice to a family with a case of intestinal infection - Plain Text format 1.4Mb

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