List of foodborne illness outbreaks
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This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks. A foodborne illness may be from an infectious disease, heavy metals, chemical contamination, or from natural toxins, such as those found in poisonous mushrooms.
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Deadliest
[edit]Canada
[edit]China
[edit]Germany
[edit]Japan
[edit]- Minamata disease
- Niigata Minamata disease
- 1996 Japan E. coli O157:H7[1][2]
Russia
[edit]Spain
[edit]- 1981 Toxic oil syndrome
United Kingdom
[edit]United States
[edit]In 1999, an estimated 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 76 million illnesses were caused by foodborne illnesses within the US.[3] Such outbreaks have led to food recalls.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Takano, Junji. "How to Prevent Escherichia coli O157:H7". Pyro-Energen. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Michino H, Araki K, Minami S, Takaya S, Sakai N, Miyazaki M, Ono A, Yanagawa H (1999). "Massive outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in schoolchildren in Sakai City, Japan, associated with consumption of white radish sprouts". Am J Epidemiol. 150 (8): 787–96. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010082. PMID 10522649.
- ↑ "Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC". Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.
