RecordWeek 6 of 2018 (5–11 Feb)Outbreaks
India: 7 food poisoning outbreaks in week 6 of 2018, the most since week 29 of 2017.
What happened
- Week 6 of 2018
- 7
- 2017-W29
- 7
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
28 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 6 of 2018 | 7 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2018 week 6 (2018-02-05 to 2018-02-11) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2018-W06, count over 7 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 CT/RGR/2018/06/0137, p.4 KN/DHA/2018/06/0141, p.5 KN/TUM/2018/06/0142, p.5 KN/TUM/2018/06/0144, p.6 KL/ERN/2018/06/0148, p.7 MG/EKH/2018/06/0150, p.10 WB/SPG/2018/06/0161 |
| Week 29 of 2017 | 7 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2017 week 29 (2017-07-17 to 2017-07-23) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2017-W29, count over 7 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 CT/JAN/2017/29/1044, p.4 GJ/NAR/2017/29/1047, p.5 KN/TUM/2017/29/1055, p.5 MH/THN/2017/29/1056, p.6 TN/CHN/2017/29/1059, p.6 TN/VIL/2017/29/1061, p.7 UP/SID/2017/29/1063 |
Source and method
More signals for food poisoning outbreaks in India
- India: 12 food poisoning outbreaks in week 30 of 2026, the most since week 18 of 2025.
- India: 10 food poisoning outbreaks in week 7 of 2026, the most since week 30 of 2025.
- India: 27 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 1 of 2026, against a median of 15 for the same weeks in 2023–25.
- India: 24 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 50 of 2025, against a median of 12 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- India: 21 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 49 of 2025, against a median of 13 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- India: 27 food poisoning outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 40 of 2025, against a median of 15 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 7 food poisoning outbreaks in week 6 of 2018, the most since week 29 of 2017. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2018 week 6 (2018-02-05 to 2018-02-11). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/food-poisoning-outbreaks--india--2018-w06--record
See also India and 7 in context.