Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 21

You are writing a newspaper article about the cyclosporiasis outbreaks in Texas and Ontario. It is thought that the cyclosporiasis problem is ongoing. Four people are available for interview: the CDC expert on cyclosporiasis, one of the Canadian businessmen who became ill following the meeting in Houston, the owner of the private club in Houston where the first outbreak occurred, and the attorney for the California Strawberry Grower’s Association. Your deadline is looming. You have time to ask each of these people only three questions.What would you ask them?

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A Cyclosporiasis outbreak was witnessed in many regions including Texas. A group of businessmen attend a meeting at a private restaurant and the outbreak was believed to have been originated at that meeting. The correlation between strawberries and the disease was estimated because the strength of association between consuming strawberries and acquiring cyclosporiasis was very high.