Do all outbreaks really happen on a Friday afternoon?
People who work in the control of communicable diseases often claim that incidents such as disease outbreaks tend to happen on Friday afternoons. A survey of outbreaks of foodborne illness did not support this belief, which we suggest is a myth.
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South and West Devon Health Authority, Lescaze Offices, Shinner's Bridge, Dartington TQ9 6JE. sanjay.kinra@sw-devon-ha.swest.nhs.uk
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors