Food Poisoning and Food-Borne Infection

142 - Marine Food-Borne Poisoning, Envenomation, and Traumatic Injuries

Poisoning from the ingestion of marine animals such as shellfish and fish constitutes a small but consistent source of food poisoning outbreaks and illnesses. Although mortality is low, morbidity can be significant, with many patients needing to seek medical care. Tetrodotoxin poisoning is an exception, and significant mortality has been reported. Even though the vast majority of marine sea lif...

Enterotoxigenic profiles of food-poisoning and food-borne Bacillus cereus strains.

The enterotoxigenic profiles of 51 B. cereus food-related strains were compared to those of 37 B. cereus food-poisoning strains. cytK and association of hbl-nhe-cytK enterotoxin genes were more frequent among diarrheal strains (73 and 63%) than among food-borne strains (37 and 33%). Unlike diarrheal strains, food-borne strains showed frequent nhe and hbl gene polymorphisms and were often low to...

Climate Change: Implication for Food-Borne Diseases (Salmonella and Food Poisoning Among Humans in R. Macedonia)

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Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning

In this, the third edition of his well-known work, Dr. Dack has made a thorough revision and incorporated the newer knowledge of a subject which affects each of us at one time or another. The first two chapters on chemical poisoning and poisonings due to substances found in plants, fish, and shellfish contain useful tables of specific agents, incubation periods, symptoms, and foods involved. Bo...