Epidemiological study of food poisoning during the period 2001-2018 in the province of Kenitra

Foodborne illnesses can be the cause of morbidity or mortality. Collective foodborne illnesses (TIAC) are generally benign; their epidemic nature can have a significant impact in terms of public health and socio-economic aspects. The present study intends to establish a database inherent to food poi...

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Published in:E3S web of conferences 2021, Vol.319, p.1055
Main Authors: Elkhal, Asmaa, Attarassi, Benaissa, Aujjar, Nabila, Jayche, Samira, Lahmam, Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Food
Food contamination
Food contamination & poisoning
Food poisoning
Foodborne diseases
Gender
Illnesses
Impact analysis
Morbidity
Outbreaks
Poisoning
Public health
Sex ratio
Social factors
Socioeconomic factors
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Summary:Foodborne illnesses can be the cause of morbidity or mortality. Collective foodborne illnesses (TIAC) are generally benign; their epidemic nature can have a significant impact in terms of public health and socio-economic aspects. The present study intends to establish a database inherent to food poisoning specific to the province of Kenitra during the period 2001-2018. These data will help inform about the current situation and the epidemiological evolution during the summer seasons of the study period. This is a retrospective case study of collective food poisoning. The consulted files include data relating to the number and characteristics of intoxicated persons in the study area, the seriousness of the cases (hospitalization, death), food and germ in question, and the factors that promote such an outbreak. The results show that, between 2001 and 2018, 43 outbreaks of TIAC were notified in the province of Kenitra, involved 367 patients (69 hospitalized and 2 deaths). The gender distribution of our sample shows a female predominance (sex ratio M/F = 0.65) with significant difference (p
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202131901055