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. 2020 Oct 14;22(1):15-23.
doi: 10.1002/jgf2.384. eCollection 2021 Jan.

A review of food poisoning caused by local food in Japan

Takashi Watari  1 , Takayuki Tachibana  2 , Azusa Okada  2 , Kasumi Nishikawa  2 , Kazuya Otsuki  2 , Nobuhiro Nagai  2 , Haruki Abe  2 , Yasuhisa Nakano  2 , Soshi Takagi  2 , Yu Amano  2
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Review

A review of food poisoning caused by local food in Japan

Takashi Watari et al. J Gen Fam Med. .

Abstract

Increasingly popular worldwide, Japanese cuisine includes several raw preparations such as sashimi and sushi; however, limited information on food poisoning from Japanese local food is available in English literature. Without appropriate knowledge, physicians may underdiagnose traveler's diarrhea among people returning from Japan. To provide accurate information to primary care physicians worldwide, we conducted a narrative review on food poisoning research published in Japanese and English over the past four years, considering the frequency and clinical importance of various presentations.

Keywords: Japanese local food; food poisoning; sashimi; sushi.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have stated explicitly that there are no conflicts of interest in connection with this article.

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A map of representative food poisoning cases caused by local Japanese cuisine
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