RecordWeek 13 of 2018 (26 Mar–1 Apr)Outbreaks
India: 10 food poisoning outbreaks in week 13 of 2018, the most since week 16 of 2017.
What happened
- Week 13 of 2018
- 10
- 2017-W16
- 12
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
48 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 13 of 2018 | 10 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2018 week 13 (2018-03-26 to 2018-04-01) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2018-W13, count over 10 rows for all States/UTs: p.4 AP/KRS/2018/13/372, p.4 AP/NLR/2018/13/373, p.5 AR/USG/2018/13/375, p.6 AS/KMM/2018/13/377, p.6 AS/NGO/2018/13/378, p.6 CT/JAN/2018/13/379, p.7 GJ/ARL/2018/13/381, p.10 TL/KAM/2018/13/391, p.11 UP/BBN/2018/13/393, p.11 UP/JLA/2018/13/394 |
| Week 16 of 2017 | 12 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2017 week 16 (2017-04-17 to 2017-04-23) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2017-W16, count over 12 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 AP/ANT/2017/16/0532, p.3 AS/DAR/2017/16/0533, p.3 AS/GLG/2017/16/0534, p.3 BH/NAW/2017/16/0536, p.4 HP/SLN/2017/16/0539, p.4 KN/CKM/2017/16/0541, p.5 KL/WYN/2017/16/0544, p.5 MH/AGB/2017/16/0546, p.6 OR/KHU/2017/16/0551, p.7 RJ/AJM/2017/16/0555, p.7 RJ/GGN/2017/16/0556, p.7 TN/TRN/2017/16/0558 |
Source and method
More signals for food poisoning outbreaks in India
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Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: 10 food poisoning outbreaks in week 13 of 2018, the most since week 16 of 2017. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2018 week 13 (2018-03-26 to 2018-04-01). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/food-poisoning-outbreaks--india--2018-w13--record
See also India and 10 in context.