Behavior of food borne illness in 10 years, Guantanamo province

Abstract

The universe consists of all these outbreaks reported in the province in the period 2002-2012. The sources of information were surveys in the Provincial Department of Food Hygiene and Nutrition, Statistics Provincial Center of Hygiene Epidemiology and Microbiology. The variables studied were: number of affected pollutants, foods involved towns, affected agencies and months. The municipality with the largest number of reports was Guantanamo. The houses were the most affected in 2012. Salmonella was the most common contaminant of food. The foods were implicated in outbreaks meat and its derivatives. The highest incidence months were April, May and June.