Objective:This paper provided preliminary description of food contamination derived from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli(EHEC)O104:H4 and EHEC O157:H7 in Wuhan in June 2011.Methods:47 food samples,including vegetab...Objective:This paper provided preliminary description of food contamination derived from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli(EHEC)O104:H4 and EHEC O157:H7 in Wuhan in June 2011.Methods:47 food samples,including vegetables and meat,were subjectively sampled from some restaurants.PCR assays were used to detect EHEC O104:H4 and EHEC O157:H7.Results:The PCR results showed that none of the samples were positive for either EHEC O104:H4 or EHEC O157:H7.Conclusion:Although large outbreaks of gastroenteritis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by EHEC O104:H4 had occurred in some European countries,China has had few outbreaks associated with EHEC O104:H4.This shows that food supply is relatively safe in China.Nevertheless,many ongoing problems of food safety in China are still not solved showing the necessity of further studies on food safety.展开更多
文摘Objective:This paper provided preliminary description of food contamination derived from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli(EHEC)O104:H4 and EHEC O157:H7 in Wuhan in June 2011.Methods:47 food samples,including vegetables and meat,were subjectively sampled from some restaurants.PCR assays were used to detect EHEC O104:H4 and EHEC O157:H7.Results:The PCR results showed that none of the samples were positive for either EHEC O104:H4 or EHEC O157:H7.Conclusion:Although large outbreaks of gastroenteritis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by EHEC O104:H4 had occurred in some European countries,China has had few outbreaks associated with EHEC O104:H4.This shows that food supply is relatively safe in China.Nevertheless,many ongoing problems of food safety in China are still not solved showing the necessity of further studies on food safety.
