Recent trends of food poisoning caused by marine natural toxins

Illnesses caused by marine toxins.

Marine toxins are produced by algae or bacteria and are concentrated in contaminated seafood. Substantial increases in seafood consumption in recent years, together with globalization of the seafood trade, have increased potential exposure to these agents. Marine toxins produce neurological, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular syndromes, some of which result in high mortality and long-term mor...

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...

Natural Toxins in Food Plants

Outbreak of food poisoning caused by lactose-fermenting Salmonella tuebingen.

An outbreak of food poisoning occurred in a cafeteria and involved 102 student nurses. A lactose-fermenting strain of Salmonella tuebingen was isolated. The source was traced to the chicken consumed. Production of H2S was not evident on triple sugar iron but was detected on lysine iron agar. Therefore, the present report emphasizes the importance of bismuth sulfite agar and lysine iron agar for...

Food poisoning caused by mannitol nonfermenting Staphylococcus aureus: case report.

On August 4, 2005, 20 people who participated in the closing ceremonies of a community festival experienced nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. The community where the festival took place was under the jurisdiction of the Aizu Health Center of Fukushima Prefecture. The foods that all of these patients had consumed were rice balls prepared by caterer A. Another 8 people, who did not p...