Outbreak Resources

Information on Outbreaks and Outbreak Investigations

• Foodborne Illness Investigation and Control manual
• Outbreak Fact Sheet Q & A
• Ten Steps in Outbreak Investigation
• Four Clues to Determine the Etiology of a Foodborne Outbreak
• Rates of Georgia Outbreaks by District

Infectious Disease Outbreak Newsletters and Summaries

Stool Collection Information

• General Instructions for Public Health Professionals
• Stool Collection Chart for Public Health Professionals
• Instructions for Patients
• Outbreak Shipping Kits:
  • Non-fresh specimens: testing for bacteriology and parasitology
  • Fresh specimens: testing for norovirus, C. perfringens and B. cereus

Georgia Public Health Laboratory Forms

• Virology Lab Form 3595
• GPHL Bacteriology Form #3410_2007

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Forms

• Investigation of a Foodborne Outbreak Form
• Foodborne Outbreak Supplemental Form
• Norovirus Epidemiology Form
• Waterborne Outbreak Reporting Form

Food Rules and Regulations

• Food Workers and Illness
• This document is a summary that may be used to assess illnesses in food workers.
• Environmental Health
• Please refer to these documents for more information about food worker health or food service rules and regulations.