Staphylococcal poisoning during a village festival, Medina, Misamis Oriental, Philippines in 2014

• Main Authors: John Bobbie Roca (Author), Ruth Alma Ramos (Author), Herdie Hizon (Author), Vikki Carr de los Reyes (Author), Ma Nemia L Sucaldito (Author), Enrique Tayag (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: On 18 August 2014, cases of food poisoning in San Vicente Village were reported to the Event-Based Surveillance & Response Unit of the Philippine Department of Health. An investigation was conducted to identify the implicated source, describe the outbreak and evaluate the risk fact...