Epidemiological Characteristics of Cluster Epidemic and Control Measures of Food Poisoning Diseases in Thailand

Abstract

This research study was a descriptive study (Retrospective data collection), Using secondary data from the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Called Event-based Surveillance. The study is objectives are to describe the Epidemiological characteristics of Cluster Epidemic, also Food Poisoning diseases control measurement in Thailand, within 2013 - 2021. The distribution of Cluster Food Poisoning diseases shows that there are 472 cluster Food Poisoning Epidemic events, they have 31,684 patients, 58.37% of all patients were gender unspecified, 97.03% were Thai citizens, 62.13% was Outpatient department treatment. Most Food Poisoning diseases event came from food, drinking water, consuming water, and ice, equal to 55.44%, unidentifiable pathogens was 35.69 which is the largest part compared to identifiable pathogens For Cluster Food Poisoning diseases control measurements in the top 3 were 1. Hygiene education to patients, food providers, and accomplices by public health officers (34.19%). 2. Active survey to search for additional patients (19.70%).  Lastly, 3.Control food, drinking water, consume water and ice (16.80%). However, sanitation measurement for toilets is likely to be the least measurement that was used for controlling Food Poisoning diseases (3.73%). In summary, giving people education and awareness about self-protection from Food Poisoning diseases, also place importance on the measurement of food and environmental sanitation and relevant.