Journal of Hygiene · 1954 · 17 citations · 2 references
MedicineChild HealthInfectious DiseasesMedical MicrobiologyOutbreak InvestigationPediatric Infectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsFoodborne InfectionsFoodborne Outbreak InvestigationFoodborne PathogensGastrointestinal InfectionsInfectious DiarrheaAcute Infectious DiarrheaBacterial DiarrheaEnteric FeverFoodborne Gastrointestinal InfectionPediatric InfectionsPublic Health AuthoritySalmonella Infections
In a school with 250 pupils all under the age of 10, sixty-four suffered from diarrhoea and abdominal pain. The victims sickened on 5 and 6 February, but it was not until 12 February that the first cases (bacteriologically confirmed) were notified to the Health Authority. All the notified cases were between the ages of 6 and 9 years and attended the same school. Older children, who attended other schools, were not affected.
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