Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Volta Regional Hospital, Volta Region, Ghana

Publications

• Research Article   
  Investigation of Foodborne Illness Caused by Chlorpyrifos among Two Families in a Community in South Tongu District of Ghana
  Author(s): Emmanuel S Kasu*, Timothy Letsa, Ofori Yeboah, Ahmed Habib, Anthony Pani, David Agbokpe and Mamudu Abdulaziz
  
  Objective: On 2nd March 2018, eight people of two households in Akakpokope in South Tongu district of Volta region were admitted to the South Tongu district hospital after eating banku and okro soup, a local diet on 27th February 2018. We investigated the food poisoning to assess the magnitude of the problem, identify the causative agent and instituted control measures. Methods: We conducted descriptive investigations, active case search and environmental health survey. We constructed a simple case definition to guide case finding as “any person who ate banku and okro soup on 27th February, 2018 at Akakpokofe and had developed abdominal pains and vomiting”. Leftover food sample from the home of the affected patients was taken to Food and Drugs Authority to determine caus.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2476-2059-22.7.169

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