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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 notiocations and outbreaks to
control the spread of illness, having regard to the East of England Health Protection
Team9s (HPT) Standard Approach to Investigating Gastro-Intestinal Disease Cases.
Appendix 11 shows gastrointestinal disease cases in East Sufolk from 1 April 2023 to 31
March 2024.
In 2023, we consulted with the UKHSA - East of England HPT to request a member of the
public cooperate with medical personnel to receive the necessary medical attention to
treat a tuberculosis (TB) infection. Failure to take medication for this illness can cause
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 signiocant harm
to human health. The Team had to obtain an order from the magistrate9s court for the
infective person to be detained in isolation in hospital.
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
Sufolk 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 UK Health Security Agency (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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