Epidemiol Health.  2017;39:e2017014. 10.4178/epih.e2017014.

Analysis of Kudoa septempunctata as a cause of foodborne illness and its associated differential diagnosis

• Lee SU

• KMID: 2406618
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2017014

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Recently kudoa septempuctata in olive flounders is suggested as a cause of food poisoning, however whether kudoa septempuctata can affect human gastrointestinal systems is controversial and its pathogenecity remains unclear. In view of the field epidemiology, food poisonings caused by kudoa septempuctata should be distinguished from those caused by Staphylococcus aureus and bacillus cereus.
METHODS
The statistics of food poisoning investigations published by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2013-2015 were reviewed. The characteristics of kudoa septempuctata food poisoning reported by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were reviewed. Information regarding clinical symptoms or epidemiology was extracted.
RESULTS
Total eleven kudoa septempuctata food poisoning cases were analyzed. Food poisonings caused by kudoa septempuctata, Staphylococcus aureus and bacillus cereus have clinical and epidemiological similarities. Forty five percent of food poisoning outbreaks occurred in Korea was concluded as unknown. The food poisoning caused by Staphylococcus aureus and bacillus cereus accounted for 4.5% (50/1,092) of all food poisoning outbreaks in Korea between 2013 and 2015.
CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests the possibilities of misdiagnosis in the investigations of food poisoning by Staphylococcus aureus and bacillus cereus with kudoa septempuctata.

Keyword

Food parasitology; Myxozoa; kudoa septempunctata; Staphylococcus aureus; Bacillus cereus; Korea

MeSH Terms

Bacillus cereus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Diagnosis, Differential*
Diagnostic Errors
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemiology
Flounder
Food Parasitology
Foodborne Diseases
Humans
Korea
Myxozoa
Olea
Staphylococcus aureus