Research and analysis

General outbreak of foodborne illness in humans, England and Wales: weeks 5 to 8, 2017

Updated 12 January 2018

Preliminary information has been received about the following outbreaks.

PHE Centre / HPT Organism Location of food prepared or served Month of outbreak Number ill Cases positive Suspect vehicle Evidence
West Yorkshire Norovirus Indian Restaurant, Lee February 28 Not known Not known Not known
London Norovirus Cinema event February Not known 1 Oysters D

D = Descriptive epidemiological evidence: suspicion of a food vehicle in an outbreak based on the identification of common food exposures, from the systematic evaluation of cases and their characteristics and food histories over the likely incubation period by standardised means (such as standard questionnaires) from all, or an appropriate subset of, cases.

Published in Health Protection Report volume 11 issue 10.