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PHILIPPINE FOODBORNE‐DISEASE OUTBREAKS (1995–2004)
Author(s) -
AZANZA MA. PATRICIA V.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1745-4565
pISSN - 0149-6085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2005.00034.x
Subject(s) - outbreak , food poisoning , salmonella , environmental health , vibrio parahaemolyticus , food contaminant , microbiology and biotechnology , food safety , food science , veterinary medicine , medicine , biology , virology , bacteria , genetics
The study presented details about 60 reported Philippines foodborne outbreaks for the period of 1995–2004. It was established that meat‐containing dishes were the more common causes of the outbreaks evaluated, with spaghetti as the leading food vehicle. Common risk settings for the outbreaks were the food services of schools and workplaces. Salmonella and Vibrio spp. were cited as the primary causes of infections, while human intoxications involved staphylococcal enterotoxins, paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins and histamine.