Description of a Mass Poisoning in a Rural District in Mozambique: The First Documented Bongkrekic Acid Poisoning in Africa
Clin. infect. dis; 66 (9), 2018
Background: On 9 January 2015, in a rural town in Mozambique, >230 persons became sick and 75 died of an illness linked to drinking pombe, a traditional alcoholic beverage.
Methods: An investigation was conducted to identify case patients and determine the cause of the outbreak. A case patient was define...
Bebidas Alcoólicas/microbiologia, Surtos de Doenças, Farinha/microbiologia, População Rural, Ácido Bongcréquico/isolamento & purificação, Burkholderia gladioli/isolamento & purificação, Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos/microbiologia, Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos/mortalidade, Incidentes com Feridos em Massa/mortalidade, Moçambique/epidemiologia