FOODBORNE ILLNESSES

• Salmonellosis

• Listeriosis

• Botulism

• Staphylococcal Poisoning

• Bacillus Cereus Illness

What are the food-borne illnesses caused by bacteria?

• Anisakiasis

• Cyclosporiasis

• Giardiasis

• Trichinellosis

• Toxoplasmosis

What are the food-borne illnesses caused by parasite?

• Norovirus Infection

• Rotavirus Infection

• Hepatitis A 

What are the food-borne illnesses caused by virus?

• Aflatoxicosis

• Fungal Contamination

What are the food-borne illnesses caused by fungi?

• Food allergy reactions

• Ciguatera Poisoning

What are the food-borne illnesses caused by natural chemical?

• Listeriosis

• Salmonellosis

• Campylobacteriosis

• Brucellosis

• Tuberculosis (milkborne)

• Staphylococcal Poisoning

• Aflatoxin M1 Contamination

• Milk Allergy (Non-infectious)

What are the food-borne illnesses associated with milk & dairy products?

Salmonella spp.

causative agent of Salmonellosis

Listeria Monocytogenes

causative agent of Listeriosis

Clostridium Botulinum

causative agent of Botulism

Staphylococcus Aureus

causative agent of Staphylococcal Poisoning

Bacillus Cereus

causative agent of Bacillus Cereus illness

6-72 hours

incubation period of Salmonellosis

3-70 days

incubation period of Listeriosis

12-72 hours

incubation period of Botulism

1-6 hours

incubation period of Staphylococcal Poisoning

0.5-15 hours

incubation period of Bacillus Cereus illness

Anisakis Simplex

causative agent of Anisakiasis

Cyclospora Cayetanensis

causative agent of Cyclosporiasis

Giardia Lamblia

causative agent of Giardiasis

Trichinella Spiralis

causative agent of Trichinellosis

Toxoplasma Gondii

causative agent of Toxoplasmosis

hours to days

incubation period of Anisakiasis

~7 days

incubation period of Cyclosporiasis

1-3 weeks

incubation period of Giardiasis

1-2 days (GI), up to 8 weeks

incubation period of Trichinellosis

5-23 days

incubation period of Toxoplasmosis

Norwalk virus/Norovirus

causative agent of Norovirus infection

Rotavirus

causative agent of Rotavirus infection

Hepatitis A Virus

causative agent of Hepatitis A

12-48 hours

incubation period of Norovirus infection

1-3 days

incubation period of Rotavirus infection

15-50 days (avg. of 28 days)

incubation period of Hepatitis A

Aspergillus Flavus/ Parasiticus

causative agent of Aflatoxicosis

various molds & yeasts

causative agent of Fungal contamination

Days to weeks

incubation period of Aflatoxicosis

varies

incubation period of fungal contamination

Allergens: nuts, shellfish, etc.

causative agent of food allergy reactions

Ciguatoxins (Marina Dinoflagellates)

causative agent of Ciguatera poisoning

minutes to 2 hours

incubation period of food allergy reactions

1-6 hours

incubation period of Ciguatera poisoning

Campylobacter Jejuni

causative agent of Campylobacteriosis

Brucella spp.

causative agent of Brucellosis

Mycobacterium Bovis

causative agent of Tuberculosis (milkborne)

2-5 days

incubation period of Campylobacteriosis

5 days to several weeks

incubation period of Brucellosis

weeks to months

incubation period of Tuberculosis (milkborne)