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Table 41.1.Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens, Symptoms of Disease, Target Populations, and Potential Sources of Food ContaminationOrganismSymptomsOnsetDurationTarget PopulationSourceSuspect FoodsBacillus cereus(B. cereus)Two forms:1. Diarrheal illness includ-ing abdominal cramps,nausea (vomiting rare)- Emetic illness including
nausea and vomitingDiarrheal:6–15 hoursEmetic:30 minutes to5 hoursDiarrheal: 12–24hoursEmetic: 6–24hoursEveryoneSoil, DustDiarrheal: meat, milk,vegetables, fish, soups
Emetic: rice products,potatoes, pasta, cheeseproductsCampylobacterjejuniDiarrhea (may containblood), fever, nausea,vomiting, abdominal pain,headache, muscle pain2–5 days2–10 daysChildren under five,young adults 15–29Cattle, chicken,birds, flies,stream, pondwaterRaw chicken, turkey, rawmilk, beef, shellfish,waterClostridiumbotulinumFatigue, weakness, doublevision, respiratory failure18–36 hours, varies4 hours to 8 daysMonthsEveryoneSoil, sediment,intestinal tracts offish and mammalsCanned foods, smokedand salted fish,chopped bottled garlic,saut́eed onions, honeyClostridiumperfringensDiarrhea, cramps, nausea(vomiting rare)6–22 hoursUnder 24 hours, maypersist 1–2 weeksEveryone, but youngand elderly are mostaffectedSoil, fecesMeats, meat products,poultry, gravyEscherichiacoli(Traveller’sdiarrhea)Watery diarrhea, abdominalcramps, low-grade fever,nausea, malaise1–3 daysDaysEveryoneWater, HumansewageDairy productsE. coliO157:H7Severe cramping, waterydiarrhea becomingbloody, low-grade fever12–60 hours2–9 days to weeksChildrenCattle, deerUndercooked or rawhamburger, raw milk,unpasteurized appleciderListeria mono-cytogenesSepticemia, maningoencephalitis, spontaneousabortions, stillbirths,influenza-like symptomsA few days to 6weeksDays to weeksPregnant woman,immunocom-promised persons,cancer and AIDSpatients and thosewith chronicdiseases, elderly,(fatality rate is ashigh as 70%)Soil, improperlymade silageRaw milk, soft ripenedcheeses, ice cream, rawvegetables, fermentedraw meat, sausages, hotdogs, luncheon meats,raw and cooked poultry,raw and smoked fish790