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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Bacteria and poisonous plants were the primary causative hazards of foodborne disease outbreak: a seven-year survey from Guangxi, South China

Authors: Yongqiang Li, Yaling Huang, Jijun Yang, Zhanhua Liu, Yanning Li, Xueting Yao, Bo Wei, Zhenzhu Tang, Shidong Chen, Decheng Liu, Zhen Hu, Junjun Liu, Zenghui Meng, Shaofa Nie, Xiaobo Yang

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Foodborne diseases are a worldwide public health problem. However, data regarding epidemiological characteristics are still lacking in China. We aimed to analyze the characteristics of foodborne diseases outbreak from 2010 to 2016 in Guangxi, South China.

Methods

A foodborne disease outbreak is the occurrence of two or more cases of a similar foodborne disease resulting from the ingestion of a common food. All data are obtained from reports in the Public Health Emergency Report and Management Information System of the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention, and also from special investigation reports from Guangxi province.

Results

A total of 138 foodborne diseases outbreak occurred in Guangxi in the past 7 years, leading to 3348 cases and 46 deaths. Foodborne disease outbreaks mainly occurred in the second and fourth quarters, and schools and private homes were the most common sites. Ingesting toxic food by mistake, improper cooking and cross contamination were the main routes of poisoning which caused 2169 (64.78%) cases and 37 (80.43%) deaths. Bacteria (62 outbreaks, 44.93%) and poisonous plants (46 outbreaks, 33.33%) were the main etiologies of foodborne diseases in our study. In particular, poisonous plants were the main cause of deaths involved in the foodborne disease outbreaks (26 outbreaks, 56.52%).

Conclusions

Bacteria and poisonous plants were the primary causative hazard of foodborne diseases. Some specific measures are needed for ongoing prevention and control against the occurrence of foodborne diseases.
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Metadata
Title
Bacteria and poisonous plants were the primary causative hazards of foodborne disease outbreak: a seven-year survey from Guangxi, South China
Authors
Yongqiang Li
Yaling Huang
Jijun Yang
Zhanhua Liu
Yanning Li
Xueting Yao
Bo Wei
Zhenzhu Tang
Shidong Chen
Decheng Liu
Zhen Hu
Junjun Liu
Zenghui Meng
Shaofa Nie
Xiaobo Yang
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5429-2

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