Food poisoning cases caused by natural toxins in Okinawa prefecture

Imported malaria cases in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

With the increase in global transportation, imported malaria has become a significant public health concern in Japan. In the present study, we retrospectively analyzed all imported malaria cases in Okinawa Prefecture from 1988 to 2012. In that period, 23 patients with imported malaria were admitted to the University of the Ryukyus Hospital. Malaria types observed included Plasmodium falciparum ...

Food poisoning outbreak caused by norovirus GII/4 in school lunch, Tochigi prefecture, Japan.

*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Tochigi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Shimo-Okamoto 2145-13, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 329-1196, Japan. E-mail: [email protected] In December 2007, there was an outbreak of food poisoning caused by Norovirus (NV) in schools in northern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. On December 28, 2007, a local health and welfare center received a report that ...

An outbreak of food poisoning caused by an enteropathogeic Escherichia coli O115:H19 in Miyagi Prefecture.

*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Miyagi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, Saiwai-cho 4-7-2, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-0836, Japan. Fax: +81-22-257-7194, E-mail: [email protected] Outbreaks of mass food poisoning due to enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) have been rare in Japan. In this report, we describe an outbreak of food poisoning considered to have ...

Natural Toxins in Food Plants

Investigation of Food Poisoning Outbreak Caused by Shigella in Children Referred to Kerman Afzalipour Hospital

Background & Aims:Shigella infection is still a health problem in less developed countries. This infection is a major cause of food poisoning that sometimes caused morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate outbreak of Shigella food poisoning in children referred to Kerman Afzalipour hospital. Method: In September 2015, a large number of children an...