Why the study?
Does eating salad increase the risk of acute gastroenteritis in this outbreak setting?
Population
400 personnel on the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus deployed in the Northern Arabian Gulf…
Comparison
Exposure to salad on a particular date prior to… vs No exposure to salad
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Salad may indicate contaminated produce in this outbreak; leaves open confirmation of faecal source and need for targeted prevention studies.
Does eating salad increase the risk of acute gastroenteritis in this outbreak setting?
The detection of multiple enteric virus strains in a gastroenteritis outbreak suggests faecal contamination of a common food source (salad) at its origin.
Gallimore et al. (2004) studied this question.
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