A foodborne illness outbreak occurred at a National

Last updated: 6/13/2023

A foodborne illness outbreak occurred at a National Environmental Health Association NEHA conference held at the Peach Tree Hotel in Atlanta Georgia Four hundred hotel guests were questioned and 200 of them were conference attendees Sixty 60 NEHA conference attendees became ill with vomiting and diarrhea and 140 attendees did not exhibit any symptoms of illness Seventy five non conference attendees became ill with similar symptoms and 125 hotel guests who weren t attending the conference had no symptoms Set up the 2 x 2 table