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Titre :	The pioneering use of a questionnaire to investigate a food borne disease outbreak in early 20th century Britain. (2005)
Auteurs :	MORABIA (Alfredo) : CHE. Division of Clinical Epidemiology. Geneva University Hospitals. Geneva. ; Anne Hardy
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 59, n° 2, 2005)
Pagination :	94-99
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Utilisation ; Questionnaire ; Epidémie ; 20 siècle ; Grande Bretagne ; Royaume Uni ; Europe ; Typhoïde ; Salmonellose ; Bactériose ; Infection ; Diagnostic ; Histoire médecine ; Histoire
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 2R0xwDc2. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This paper describes the investigation by a British local government board inspector in 1902, H Timbrell Bulstrode, into the cause of an outbreak of enteric fever after a mayoral banquet given at Winchester. This investigation helped to confirm the role of oysters as an agent of transmission of typhoid fever. The data are also reanalysed using a modern approach, which confirmed the role of oysters (odds ratio=11.2,95% Cl 2.5 to 50.1). This episode is illustrative of the role of British public health inspectors at the turn of the 20th century as well as of the conditions in which the technique of investigating outbreaks of food borne diseases using a standardised menu was developed. Current methods of outbreak investigations that differ from Bulstrode's pioneering work are also discussed.

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