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Bacillus cereus as the main casual agent of foodborne outbreaks in Southern Brazil: data from 11 years

Overview of attention for article published in Cadernos de Saúde Pública, March 2018
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Title
Bacillus cereus as the main casual agent of foodborne outbreaks in Southern Brazil: data from 11 years
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, March 2018
DOI 10.1590/0102-311x00057417
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Silvia Adriana Mayer Lentz, Paula Marques Rivas, Marisa Ribeiro de Itapema Cardoso, Daiana de Lima Morales, Fabiana Cassel Centenaro, Andreza Francisco Martins

Abstract

Foodborne diseases are a global concern. In Brazil, the most prevalent pathogen found in foodborne outbreaks is Salmonella sp. (14.4%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (7.7%), Escherichia coli (6.5%), and Bacillus cereus (3.1%). With the aim to perform a regional detailed analysis of foodborne intoxication, we analyzed 253 outbreaks' profile reports to Food Surveillance team of the General Secretariat of Health Surveillance of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, between 2003 and 2013. In contrast to what was most notified in Brazil, in Porto Alegre the main outbreak agent identified was Bacillus cereus (32.2%) and, based on the patient symptoms, most cases were linked to enterotoxin production. The majority of the outbreaks were linked to the ingestion of food containing cereals or sauces poorly kept at environment temperature during the stock or preparation. We believe that, due to the compulsory use of pasteurized eggs in our city, Salmonella sp. outbreaks are less important here.

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Unknown 21 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 29%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 5%
Student > Bachelor 1 5%
Unknown 13 62%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 15 71%
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#17,292,294
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#1,011
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#222,133
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#17
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