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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1997, 1260-1262, Vol 35, No. 5
Copyright © 1997 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Food-borne disease outbreaks due to bacteria in Taiwan, 1986 to 1995

TM Pan, TK Wang, CL Lee, SW Chien and CB Horng
Bacteriology Division, National Institute of Preventive Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. NIPMI@tpts1.seed.net.tw

Between 1986 and 1995, 852 outbreaks of food-borne disease involving 26,173 cases and 20 deaths were reported in Taiwan. About 80% of the outbreaks occurred in the warmer months, i.e., between April and October. Of the 852 reported outbreaks, 555 (65%) were caused by bacterial pathogens. The three most common bacteria involved were Vibrio parahaemolyticus (35%, 197 of 555 outbreaks), Staphylococcus aureus (30%, 169 of 555 outbreaks), and Bacillus cereus (18%, 104 of 555 outbreaks).

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