Consumption of raw oysters: a risk factor for Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection

• Main Authors: New, Chia Yeung, Kantilal, Haresh Kumar, Tan, Malcolm Turk Hsern, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Radu, Son
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40839/1/56%20IFRJ%2021%20%2806%29%202014%20New%20494.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40839/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/21%20%2806%29%202014/56%20IFRJ%2021%20%2806%29%202014%20New%20494.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is recognized as a frequent causal agent of human gastroenteritis due to the consumption of raw, undercooked or mishandled seafood in many Asian countries. The number of V. parahaemolyticus cases reported is on the rise, and this becomes a concern to the Asian countries as se...