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1 Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses --- A Primer for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals      Vol 53, No RR04;1   04/16/2004

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Summary: RR-2]) and also as a separate publication by the American Medical Association, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Physicians and other health care professionals have a critical role in the prevention and contro...

2 Update: Neurologic Illness Associated with Eating Florida Pufferfish, 2002      Vol 51, No 19;414   05/17/2002

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Summary: As of May 15, 2002, a total of 13 presumptive cases of saxitoxin poisoning were reported in Florida residents who ate pufferfish caught in waters near Titusville, Florida. Five cases were reported in April (1), and eight cases were identified through inc...

3 Neurologic Illness Associated with Eating Florida Pufferfish, 2002      Vol 51, No 15;321   04/19/2002

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5115.pdf
Summary: Since January 1, 2002, human illness after eating pufferfish caught in waters near Titusville, Florida, has been reported (Figure 1). The illnesses were manifested by neurologic symptoms consistent with exposure to paralytic shellfish toxins. Laboratory ...

4 Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses:      Vol 50, No RR02;1   01/26/2001

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR5002.pdf
Summary: This report is being reprinted with the permission of the American Medical Association; the Center for Food Safety and Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration; and the Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Physicians have a ...

5 Appendix B Guidelines for Confirmation of Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks      Vol 49, No SS01;54   03/17/2000

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/SS/SS4901.pdf
Summary: Vomiting toxin 1-6 hrs Vomiting; some patients with diarrhea; fever uncommon Isolation of organism from stool of two or more ill persons and not from stool of control patients       OR       Isolation of 105 organisms/g from ...

6 Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Safer and Healthier Foods      Vol 48, No 40;905   10/15/1999

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4840.pdf
Summary: During the early 20th century, contaminated food, milk, and water caused many foodborne infections, including typhoid fever, tuberculosis, botulism, and scarlet fever. These scientific discoveries and the resulting public health policies, such as food fo...

7 Ciguatera Fish Poisoning -- Texas, 1997      Vol 47, No 33;692   08/28/1998

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4733.pdf
Summary: On October 21, 1997, the Southeast Texas Poison Center was contacted by a local physician requesting information about treatment for crew members of a cargo ship docked in Freeport, Texas, who were ill with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle weakness....

8 Viral Gastroenteritis Associated with Eating Oysters -- Louisiana, December 1996-January 1997      Vol 46, No 47;110   11/28/1997

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4647.pdf
Summary: (Crassostrea virginica) (1-3). This report describes the findings of the investigation of an outbreak of oyster-associated viral gastroenteritis in Louisiana during the 1996-97 winter season and implicates sewage from oyster harvesting vessels as the prob...

9 Surveillance for Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks -- United States, 1988-1992      Vol 45, No SS05;001   10/25/1996

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Summary: Abstract Problem/Condition: Since 1973, CDC has maintained a collaborative surveillance program for collection and periodic reporting of data concerning the occurrence and causes of foodborne-disease outbreaks (FBDOs). TABLE 4. Number of reported foodborn...

10 Tetrodotoxin Poisoning Associated With Eating Puffer Fish Transported from Japan -- California, 1996      Vol 45, No 19;389   05/17/1996

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Summary: On April 29, 1996, three cases of tetrodotoxin poisoning occurred among chefs in California who shared contaminated fugu (puffer fish) brought from Japan by a co-worker as a prepackaged, ready-to-eat product. Onset of symptoms began approximately 3-20 mi...