Foodborne Illness Investigations and Control Reference Manual

Introduction

• Introduction (PDF) | Word
  • Editorial Board
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • List of Acronyms
  • Important Reference Materials - How to Obtain Them
  • Important Telephone Numbers
  • Summary - Sequential Steps in the Investigation of Foodborne Illness Complaints and Outbreaks

Chapters

• Chapter 1: History and Trends (PDF) | Word
  • Background on Foodborne Illness
  • Foodborne Illness: A National Overview
  • Foodborne Illness: A Massachusetts Overview
    
    
• Chapter 2: Disease Characterization (PDF) | Word
  • Characteristics of Viruses, Bacteria and Parasites
  • Classification of Foodborne Illness
  • Clinical Features of Foodborne Illness
  • The Carrier State
    
    
• Chapter 3: Pathogenesis (PDF) | Word
  • The Digestive Tract
  • The Body's Defense System
  • High-Risk Populations
  • Infective or Toxic Dose
    
    
• Chapter 4: Foodborne Illness Surveillance (PDF) | Word
  • Purpose of Surveillance
  • Historical Development of Surveillance
  • Information You Need to Collect
  • How to Collect Information
  • Reporting Issues: Timeliness, Priorities and Confidentiality
  • Using the Information Collected
  • Limitations of Data
    
    
• Chapter 5: Foodborne Illness Complaint Action (PDF) | Word
  • Preparation
  • Receiving and Monitoring Foodborne Illness Complaints
  • Criteria to Determine if a Complaint is Valid
  • Expanding the Investigation
  • Notifying the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
  • Restricting an Infected Food Worker
  • Collecting Leftover Food Samples
  • Summary - Sequential Steps in the Investigation of Foodborne Illness Complaints and Outbreaks
    
    
• Chapter 6: Conducting an Epidemiologic Investigation (PDF) | Word
  • What is Epidemiology
  • Conducting an Epidemiologic Investigation
  • Steps in an Epidemiologic Investigation
  • Submission of Clinical Specimens to the State Laboratory Institute
    
    
• Chapter 7: Conducting an Environmental Investigation (PDF) | Word
  • What does the Environmental Investigation Entail?
  • Background to a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Risk Assessment
  • Application of HACCP Principles in a Foodborne Illness Investigation
    
    
• Chapter 8: Summarizing the Investigation (PDF) | Word
  • The Report
  • Purpose of The Report
  • Outbreak Report Format
  • Examples of Reports

Appendices

• Appendix A: Infected Food Worker Policy (PDF) | Word
  • Local Board of Health Responsibility
  • Definition of a Food Worker
  • What to do if you Discover a Sick Food Worker?
  • Specific Disease Control Measures
  • Hepatitis A Control Measures
    
    

• Appendix B: Food Sample Collection (PDF) | Word

• Appendix C: HACCP Foodborne Disease Data (PDF) | Word

• Appendix D: Enteric Disease Fact Sheet (PDF) | Word

• Appendix E: Sample Forms and Letters (PDF) | Word

Glossary

• Glossary (PDF) | Word