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Case Study "Outbreak of food poisoning at scientific conference" In order to investigate the outbreaks described, the following table (table 1) was presented. The table concentrate at the critical points of the outbreak. The range of onset illness was generated in the table as the incubation period of unknown micro-organism. The duration of the reported symptoms from victims was generated as the duration of illness. The temperature at which the sample was held was generated in the table as environment. Table1. Critical points of the outbreak Outbreak title Outbreak of food poisoning at scientific conference Symptoms Abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever, nausea, vomiting Incubation period 15-48 hours Duration of illness 3-7 days Likely source of the outbreak Cooked meats (ham, roast beef, chicken) Environment 24°C Examined samples Meats left over Laboratory findings Rod, Gram -ve, facultative anaerobe From the critical points given on the table 1, it could be assumed that the micro-organisms that could be involved in this outbreak were Salmonella enterica (S. enterica), Escherichia coli (E.coli) or...

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