You will identify information sources and prepare a report summarising the following:
- Details of the outbreak (time/date, features of the microorganism, number of ill, location, food, symptoms, incubation period, duration of illness, further complications)
- How the outbreak happened.
- Impact of outbreak on public health, food production and government bodies
- What could be improved in the future to reduce the chance of it occurring again?
- Discuss any advanced technologies that were used in this outbreak investigation for tracking/confirming the causative agent.
Size limit is between 2000-2500 words (excluding references). Include a cover page with your student name and number on it along with the title.
Criteria & Marking:
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