Novel case of food poisoning caused by the consumption of Pacific bluefin tuna infected with Kudoa hexapunctata
Takayuki Tachibanaa, Takashi Watarib*
a Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan.
b Postgraduate Clinical Training Center, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, Japan.
*Corresponding author:
Takashi Watari
89-1, Enya-cho, Izumo shi, Postgraduate Clinical Training Centre, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
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Abstract: Consumption of Japanese cuisine, such as sushi and sashimi, is accompanied by the risk of food poisoning through various pathogens. Kudoa hexapunctata , detected in both adult and juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna, causes foodborne diseases. Here, we report cases of food poisoning afterKudoa hexapunctata -infected PBT consumption.
Keywords: Kudoa hexapunctata , tuna, gastroenterology, infectious disease, food poisoning
Abbreviations: PBT, Pacific blue Tuna