RecordWeek 17 of 2019 (22–28 Apr)Outbreaks
India: 14 food poisoning outbreaks in week 17 of 2019, the most since week 25 of 2016.
What happened
- Week 17 of 2019
- 14
- 2016-W25
- 15
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
147 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 17 of 2019 | 14 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 17 (2019-04-22 to 2019-04-28) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2019-W17, count over 14 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 AR/LHT/2019/17/0416, p.3 AS/KOK/2019/17/0418, p.4 AS/LKM/2019/17/0419, p.4 AS/NCH/2019/17/0421, p.5 BH/JAH/2019/17/0425, p.5 CT/KAW/2019/17/0427, p.6 GJ/AND/2019/17/0428, p.7 KN/CKR/2019/17/0433, p.8 MP/ARR/2019/17/0437, p.8 OR/KHU/2019/17/0439, p.9 TN/NGP/2019/17/0442, p.9 UP/GHP/2019/17/0446, p.10 RJ/ALW/2019/17/0449, p.10 RJ/BWR/2019/17/0450 |
| Week 25 of 2016 | 15 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2016 week 25 (2016-06-20 to 2016-06-26) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2016-W25, count over 15 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 AP/CTR/2016/25/1449, p.6 KL/ERN/2016/25/1466, p.6 KL/WYN/2016/25/1467, p.7 MH/KOP/2016/25/1472, p.7 OR/BSR/2016/25/1475, p.7 OR/BAG/2016/25/1476, p.8 OR/DNK/2016/25/1478, p.8 TN/TNJ/2016/25/1483, p.9 TN/TRN/2016/25/1484, p.9 TL/MED/2016/25/1485, p.9 UP/VRN/2016/25/1488, p.10 WB/DKJ/2016/25/1490, p.10 WB/NDA/2016/25/1492, p.13 OR/NAB/2016/25/1511, p.13 UP/UNN/2016/25/1513 |
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: 14 food poisoning outbreaks in week 17 of 2019, the most since week 25 of 2016. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 17 (2019-04-22 to 2019-04-28). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/food-poisoning-outbreaks--india--2019-w17--record
See also India and 14 in context.