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. 2020 May 22;2020:3029295. doi: 10.1155/2020/3029295

Table 1.

Country profile of etiological agent's isolation.

Country Product Pathogen No. of cases/isolates Reference/year
Africa
Nigeria Fresh vegetables and meat Listeria monocytogenes [56]
South Africa Fresh produce Listeria monocytogenes [57]
Egypt Orange juice Hepatitis A 351 [58]
Kenya Maize Hepatitis B and Aflatoxin 317 [59]
Rwanda Salmonella typhimurium 78 [60]

Europe
Sweden Salads Listeria monocytogenes 51 [61]
Germany Fresh produce Escherichia coli O104: H4 2229 cases [62]
Strawberries Norovirus 11,000 [63, 64]
Turkey Green leaf lettuces, cos lettuces, iceberg lettuces, spinach, and carrot Salmonellosis and Campylobacteriosis [65]
Denmark Carrot and lettuce Cryptosporidium hominis 78 [66]
Finland Raspberries Norovirus 200 [67]
Norway Iceberg lettuce Shigella sonnei 110 [68]
United Kingdom Basil Salmonella spp. 32 [69]

Asia
China Sprouts Salmonella enteritidis [70]
China Rice Salmonella enteritidis 197 [71]
Japan Beans, cucumber and sprout Salmonella spp. Escherichia coli O157: H7, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter spp., and Listeria monocytogenes [72]
India Sprouts Escherichia coli 923 [73]
Southeast Asian cities Waters Escherichia coli [74]
Singapore Bean sprouts and fresh-cut salads Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella spp., yeasts and moulds [75]

North and South America
Canada Mango Cyclospora cayetanensis 17 [76]
Mexico Cantaloupes Salmonella spp. [48]
USA Green onions Hepatitis A virus 111 [77]
USA Tomatoes/peppers Salmonella 1442 [69]
USA Cantaloupe L. monocytogenes 147 [48]

Oceania
New Zealand Blueberries Hepatitis A 81 [78]
Australia Sprouts (Alfalfa) Salmonella 100 [69]
Australia Lettuce S. anatum 144 [72]