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Epidemic vomiting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

H. C. T. Smith
H. C. T. Smith
Affiliation:
Health Department, Gosforth Urban District, Northumberland
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Two outbreaks of epidemic vomiting are described. One affected 107 students and staff at a college of education out of a total of 398 persons. The other affected 172 pupils and staff out of 357 at a secondary school. Evidence is presented that in both cases infection was acquired in the dining hall of the institution concerned but no specific item of food was found as a likely cause. The literature is reviewed. Possible mechanisms of spread are suggested.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 73 , Issue 3 , December 1974 , pp. 445 - 455
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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