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Bacillus cereus food intoxication
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Global
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Preformed toxin: 1-6 hours; Diarrheal toxin: 8-16 hours; [Harrisons, p. 404]
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Botulism
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Global
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Foodborne: 12 hours to 1.5 days (range of 2 hours to 8 days); Infant: up to 30 days (estimated); Inhalation: similar to foodborne; Wound: 4-14 days; [CCDM, p. 73]
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Ciguatera fish poisoning
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Where large reef fish are eaten; Very localized and time-limited outbreaks occur; [CCDM, p. 224]
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GI symptoms: 2-6 hrs; Neuro: 3 hrs; Heart: 2-5 days; [Foodborne Illnesses. MMWR. April 16, 2004] Usually within 24 hours; [CCDM]
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Clostridium perfringens food intoxication
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Global
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Usually 10-12 hours (range of 6-24 hours); [CCDM]
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Puffer fish poisoning
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Most cases are in Japan. [CCDM]
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Within several hours of eating; [CCDM, p. 226] Within 60 minutes in fatal cases; [Cecil, p. 693]
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Scombroid fish poisoning
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Global
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Within a few hours of eating fish; [CCDM]
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Shellfish poisoning, amnesic-neurotoxic
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Global
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Few minutes to hours (neurotoxic); 24 hours to 2 days (amnesic);
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Shellfish poisoning, paralytic
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Global
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30 minutes to 3 hours
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Staphylococcal food intoxication
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Global
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1-6 hours; [Harrisons, p. 404]
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