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PRO/EDR> Vibrio parahaemolyticus – China: (GX) durian fruit

Vibrio parahaemolyticus -- ChinaA total of 523 Chinese villagers suffered from food poisoning symptoms after eating durian from a capsized cargo ship in Guangxi on 26 Aug 2020, the local disease control center announced on Tuesday [1 Sep 2020], the state media said. A later investigation showed that they were infected with _Vibrio parahaemolyticus_, which, when ingested, causes gastrointestinal illness in humans, and was probably caused by the durian becoming contaminated by sea water.An announcement Read more [...]