Association between the Hygiene Index Values of Live Fresh Aquatic Products and Food-Borne Diarrhea in the Population of the Ningbo Area in China

Lijun Zhang, Lu Lu, Liye Shu, Jianjun Chen, Baobo Zou, Qi Zhou, Yuanliang Gu, Jinshun Zhao and Xialu Lin
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Lijun Zhang: Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Lu Lu: Jiangdong Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315040, China
Liye Shu: Jiangdong Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315040, China
Jianjun Chen: Jiangdong Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315040, China
Baobo Zou: Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Qi Zhou: Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Yuanliang Gu: Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Jinshun Zhao: Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Xialu Lin: Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: To investigate the association of the hygiene index values of live fresh aquatic products and food-borne diarrhea in the population of the Ningbo area in China. Volatile basic nitrogen (VBN), histamine (HIS), indole, tetrodotoxin (TTX), and paralytic, neurotoxic, amnesic and diarrhetic shellfish poisons (PSP, NSP, ASP, and DSP, respectively) in the samples of live fresh aquatic products and food-borne diarrhea cases in six studied districts were analyzed. Results indicate that the incidence rate of food-borne diarrhea is related to the hygiene index values. Aside from VBN, the main risk factors related to food-borne diarrhea in edible aquatic products include DSP (in marine fish, shrimp, and other shellfishes), NSP, and ASP (in marine shrimp and crab). Hygiene index values among different species were significantly different. No significant difference in the monitoring index values was found among the six different studied districts. The reported cases of food-borne diarrhea were positively associated with VBN and DSP in aquatic products in Haishu, Jiangbei, Zhenhai, and Beilun, as well as VBN and NSP in aquatic products in Jiangdong and Yinzhou. In conclusion, VBN, DSP, NSP, and ASP are important risk factors for the occurring of food-borne diarrhea in the population of the Ningbo area in China.

Keywords: live fresh aquatic products; hygiene index; food-borne diarrhea; association (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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