Food-Borne Disease Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Due to Toxic Mussel Consumption: The First Recorded Outbreak in China

Tingrui Chen; Xuqing Xu; Jinjiao Wei; Jiang Chen; Renchao Miu; Liming Huang; Xiaoxiao Zhou; Yun Fu; Rui Yan; Zhen Wang; Biyao Liu; Fan He

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065049

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Food-Borne Disease Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Due to Toxic Mussel Consumption: The First Recorded Outbreak in China

Tingrui Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tingrui Chen, Xuqing Xu, Jinjiao Wei

Affiliation Cangnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cangnan, People's Republic of China
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Xuqing Xu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tingrui Chen, Xuqing Xu, Jinjiao Wei

Affiliation Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Jinjiao Wei ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tingrui Chen, Xuqing Xu, Jinjiao Wei

Affiliation Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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Jiang Chen,

Affiliation Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Renchao Miu,

Affiliation Cangnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cangnan, People's Republic of China
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Liming Huang,

Affiliation Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Xiaoxiao Zhou,

Affiliation Taizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, People's Republic of China
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Yun Fu,

Affiliation Huzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huzhou, People's Republic of China
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Rui Yan,

Affiliation Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zhen Wang,

Affiliation Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Biyao Liu,

Affiliation Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Fan He

* E-mail: zjhefan@126.com

Affiliation Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Food-Borne Disease Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Due to Toxic Mussel Consumption: The First Recorded Outbreak in China

Tingrui Chen,
Xuqing Xu,
Jinjiao Wei,
Jiang Chen,
Renchao Miu,
Liming Huang,
Xiaoxiao Zhou,
Yun Fu,
Rui Yan,
Zhen Wang

Published: May 21, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065049

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