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SERVICE DELIVERY
3.7 Control and Investigation of Infectious
Disease and Work-related Health Conditions
Food and Health & Safety
The Food and Safety Team investigates food poisoning noti昀椀cations and outbreaks to
control the spread of illness, having regard to the East of England Health Protection
Team’s Standard Approach to Investigating Gastro-Intestinal Disease Cases. Appendix
11 shows gastrointestinal disease cases in East Su昀昀olk, April 2022 to March 2023.
In 2022, we consulted with the East of England HPT to request members of the public
cooperate with medical personal to receive the necessary medical attention to treat a
tuberculosis (TB) infection. Failure to take medication for this illness can cause further
spread of this infection to other members of the community. These requests are made
to control and prevent the spread of TB which could present a risk of signi昀椀cant harm to
human health.
Our team also investigated a possible source of E.coli illness within our area. Con昀椀rmed
cases of food poisoning reported eating food from several di昀昀erent sources, one of
which was a food establishment in our area. O昀케cers worked closely with the East of
England HPT, part of the UKHSA.
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) monitors all Maritime Declarations of
Health submitted by vessels to ensure appropriate risk assessments are conducted and
infectious disease transmissions are minimised. Early intervention and guidance are
obtained from the UKHSA.
The current level of reports and incidents concerning infectious diseases are expected to
continue given the variety of vessels seen by the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich
from across the world.
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