Large outbreak of Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) poisoning due to consumption of contaminated humanitarian relief food

Uganda, March–April 2019

Bibliographic Data

ID15378555
AuthorsRonald R Mutebi (Ministry of Health, corresponding author), Alex Riolexus Ario (0000-0002-3560-1952, Ministry of Health), Maureen Nabatanzi (0000-0002-9801-4210, Ministry of Health), Irene B Kyamwine (0000-0001-5108-1988, Ministry of Health), Yvette Wibabara (0000-0003-4346-8810, Ministry of Health), Peter Muwereza (Ministry of Health), Daniel Eurien (0000-0003-2356-5349, Ministry of Health), Benon Kwesiga (0000-0003-0400-8635, Ministry of Health), Lilian Bulage (0000-0002-4027-5485, Ministry of Health), Steven Ndugwa Kabwama (0000-0002-0354-9571, Ministry of Health), Daniel Kadobera (Ministry of Health), Alden Henderson (0000-0002-0707-1093, Center for Global Health), John H Callahan (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), Timothy R Croley (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), Ann M Knolhoff (0000-0002-9733-7640, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), John B Mangrum (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), Sara M Handy (0000-0003-3861-4609, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), Melinda A McFarland (0000-0003-4431-1022, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), Jennifer Fong Sam (0000-0003-4406-5968, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), Jennifer L Fong Sam, Julie R Harris (0000-0002-2496-8441, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Bao-Ping Zhu, Bao‐Ping Zhu (0000-0003-0065-0153, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue1
Pages623-623
Publication date2022-03-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-022-12854-1
PMID35354446
OpenAlexW4225526092
LanguageEN
References cited23

This was the largest documented outbreak caused by food contamination with tropane alkaloids. Implicated food was immediately withdrawn. Routine food safety and quality checks could prevent future outbreaks

Cohort · Cohort study · Datura stramonium · Environmental health · Food poisoning · Nausea · Outbreak · Pathology · Psychiatry · Retrospective cohort study · Vomiting · Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Surgery · Virology

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