RecordWeek 16 of 2022 (18–24 Apr)Outbreaks
India: 8 food poisoning outbreaks in week 16 of 2022, the most since week 9 of 2020.
What happened
- Week 16 of 2022
- 8
- 2020-W09
- 10
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
110 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 16 of 2022 | 8 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2022 week 16 (2022-04-18 to 2022-04-24) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2022-W16, count over 8 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 GJ/JGH/2022/16/147, p.4 KL/CNR/2022/16/151, p.5 MH/SHO/2022/16/154, p.6 OR/SUN/2022/16/156, p.6 TL/NLN/2022/16/158, p.7 TN/TVR/2022/16/160, p.7 TN/TNJ/2022/16/161, p.10 OR/BHD/2022/16/169 |
| Week 9 of 2020 | 10 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2020 week 9 (2020-02-24 to 2020-03-01) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2020-W09, count over 10 rows for all States/UTs: p.3 AS/DBG/2020/09/0180, p.4 AS/LKM/2020/09/0182, p.4 AS/NAR/2020/09/0186, p.5 JH/GDA/2020/09/0189, p.7 MP/RWA/2020/09/0198, p.7 OR/BSR/2020/09/0201, p.8 OR/BSR/2020/09/0202, p.8 OR/BSR/2020/09/0203, p.8 TN/TVL/2020/09/0206, p.9 UA/UDH/2020/09/01208 |
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: 8 food poisoning outbreaks in week 16 of 2022, the most since week 9 of 2020. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2022 week 16 (2022-04-18 to 2022-04-24). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/food-poisoning-outbreaks--india--2022-w16--record
See also India and 8 in context.