[Food poisoning caused by mouldy rice contaminated with Fusarium and T-2 toxin].
An epidemic of food poisoning in human beings occurred in Tongxiang County, Zhejiang Province after eating mouldy rice contaminated with Fusarium and toxins. Continuous rainfall took place during the rice harvest season. The number of patients poisoned was 97, the rate of incidence was 58.8%. The incubation period was 10 to 30 minutes. The chief symptoms were nausea, dizziness, vomiting, chills, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The fungi isolated from the mouldy rice were predominantly Fusarium heterosporum and F. graminearum. T-2 toxin was found in the mouldy rice and the highest content was 420 ppb.
Feng
J N
JN
Tongxiang Sanitory and Anti-epidemic Station, Zhejiang.
Wang
Z G
ZG
D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012275:Oryza / Q000382:microbiology / Q000506:poisoning*; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000032:analysis*
D013605:T-2 Toxin