Table 4.
The natural toxin causes of foodborne diseases from 2014 to 2018 in Taiwan.
Natural toxin | Total 253 | 2014 (173) | 2015 (22) | 2016 (8) | 2017 (22) | 2018 (28) | P |
Plant | 52 | 9 (5.2%) | 15 (68.2%) | 8 (100%) | 13 (59.1%) | 7 (25%) | <.001 |
Histamine | 197 | 160 (92.5%) | 7 (31.8%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (40.9%) | 21 (75%) | |
Puffer poison | 4 | 4 (2.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |