RecordWeek 5 of 2016 (1–7 Feb)Outbreaks
India: 13 food poisoning outbreaks in week 5 of 2016, the most in the series, which begins week 1 of 2015.
What happened
- Week 5 of 2016
- 13
- series start 2015-W01
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Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
For food poisoning outbreaks, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
57 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 5 of 2016 | 13 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2016 week 5 (2016-02-01 to 2016-02-07) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2016-W05, count over 13 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 JH/LOH/2016/5/0142, p.3 KN/KPP/2016/5/0146, p.5 MP/SGR/2016/5/0153, p.6 OR/DNK/2016/5/0158, p.6 OR/KPT/2016/5/0160, p.7 OR/MBJ/2016/5/0163, p.8 TN/VIL/2016/5/0168, p.8 TL/ADL/2016/5/0169, p.8 TL/NIZ/2016/5/0170, p.8 TL/NIZ/2016/5/0171, p.8 TL/NIZ/2016/5/0172, p.9 WB/BWN/2016/5/0178, p.11 MP/BTU/2016/5/0191 |
Source and method
More signals for food poisoning outbreaks in India
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Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 13 food poisoning outbreaks in week 5 of 2016, the most in the series, which begins week 1 of 2015. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2016 week 5 (2016-02-01 to 2016-02-07). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/food-poisoning-outbreaks--india--2016-w05--record
See also India and 13 in context.