Almost 100 people fell sick in a Clostridium perfringens outbreak in China in 2024.
In May 2024, an elderly care center in Beijing reported dozens of acute diarrhea cases. The local Center for Disease Control and Prevention opened an epidemiological investigation to identify the outbreak’s source and implement control measures.
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A review of food and waterborne parasites in Kenya has highlighted gaps in surveillance, which researchers say means there is limited data to help inform public health interventions.
In Kenya, the prevalence of intestinal infections is high due to the warm tropical climate and socioeconomic factors.
A scoping review evaluated
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Five people fell sick in China recently after eating pickled eggs contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.
In July 2024, two people with suspected foodborne botulism went to the emergency department of a hospital in Shandong Province. The patients had consumed homemade pickled eggs. The Huancui District CDC and Weihai CDC initiated epidemiological
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Scientists have reported several Salmonella types from healthy people who often worked in the food sector.
Researchers identified five rare Salmonella serovars in China and used whole genome sequencing to look at their spread among asymptomatic individuals. Antibiotic resistance genes and virulence genes were also found.
According to the study published in
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A study in China has provided estimates on the incidence of five pathogens, with norovirus coming at the top.
By examining rates across gender and age groups, scientists can identify priority populations for targeted preventive interventions aimed at reducing disease burden. These insights help in the development of public health
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Scientists have been unable to find the source of a rare type of Salmonella that affected some people in China.
Two children with diarrhea visited a healthcare facility within 24 hours in August 2023. Salmonella Grumpensis was detected in stool samples by a public health laboratory in Shanghai.
According to
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According to recently published figures, mushroom poisoning remains a significant problem in China.
In 2023, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated 505 reports of mushroom poisoning, resulting in 1,303 patients and 16 deaths.
Incidents increased compared to 2022, but the number of patients was lower, according
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Almost 1,000 people fell ill in a Campylobacter and Sapovirus outbreak in China in 2021, according to a recently released study.
The outbreak involved 996 patients and had two peaks over a 17 day period. Through case-control studies, scientists identified exposure to water from a secondary water supply system as
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Researchers have looked into the main sources and factors behind Bacillus cereus outbreaks over a 10-year period in China.
Scientists said findings can help guide and allocate public resources to prevent Bacillus cereus foodborne cases.
Data from 2010 to 2020 came from the National Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System.
A total
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Vibrio and Salmonella are the top bacterial pathogens linked to outbreaks in catering facilities, according to a decade of data from incidents in China.
From 2010 to 2020, China’s catering service facilities reported 18,331 outbreaks, which resulted in 206,718 illnesses, 68,561 hospitalizations, and 201 deaths.
There were 5,607 outbreaks in
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