title: [Outbreak of foodborne disease at a mass event of indigenous peoples in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil, in 2013].
abstract: to report the experience of investigating the outbreak of acute diarrhoea (AD) at the XII Indigenous Games in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2013.
  
  
  
  data were collected from the Advanced Medical Post's service records of the AD cases, which were defined as 'individual Games participant referring episode of diarrhoea and/or vomiting'; AD attack rates, relative frequencies and measures of the central tendency of sociodemographic and clinical variables, sanitary inspections and results of bromatological samples were calculated.
  
  
  
  384 (37%) cases met the definition of AD; the epidemic peaks of the outbreak occurred on the 4th and 7th day of the event and the disease attack rate was 33.5%; sanitary inspection showed evidence of food contamination by coagulase-negative Staphylococci, Bacillus cereus and heat resistant coliforms.
  
  
  
  there an outbreak of AD caused by food contamination.
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniele Monteiro
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco José de
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Mato Grosso, Superintendência de Vigilância em Saúde, Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juliano Silva
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Mato Grosso, Superintendência de Vigilância em Saúde, Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elaine Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: De-Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Mato Grosso, Coordenadoria de Vigilância Sanitária, Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.
authors.forename: Valéria Cristhian
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Meneguini
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Cuiabá, Coordenação de Vigilância Epidemiológica, Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flávia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Mato Grasso, Superintendência de Atenção à Saúde, Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fábio Liberali
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Weissheimer
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: George Santiago
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dimech
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult