Table 1.
Disease outbreaks due to foodborne bacteria.
| Country | Year | Source | Pathogen | Disease | Confirmed Cases | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2001–2007 | Chicken | Campylobacter jejuni | Campylobacteriosis | 16,000 | [4] |
| Brazil | 2013 | Cooked salads | Staphylococcus aureus | Food illness | 472 | [5] |
| Canada | 2015–2019 | Frozen raw chicken products | Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis | Salmonellosis | 584 | [3] |
| France | 2007–2014 | Starchy foods and vegetables | Bacillus cereus | Diarrhoea | 911 | [6] |
| Germany | 2001–2002 | Chocolate | Salmonella (S.) Oranienburg | Salmonellosis | 439 | [7] |
| Greece | 2019 | Minced beef | Clostridium perfringens | Gastroenteritis | 71 | [8] |
| India | 2016 | Unrefrigerated raw sliced tomatoes | Shigella sonnei | Gastroenteritis | 34 | [9] |
| Japan | 1996 | White radish sprouts | Escherichia coli O157:H7 | Diarrhoea | 7000 | [10] |
| Saudi Arabia | 2009 | Local sweet | Salmonella enteric serovar Enteritidis | Salmonellosis | 200 | [11] |
| United Kingdom | 2017 | Chicken liver dishes | Campylobacter spp. | Campylobacteriosis | 7 | [3] |
| United States | 2013–2014 | Chicken dishes | Salmonella Heidelberg | Salmonellosis | 634 | [3] |
| Zimbabwe | 2014 | Stewed chicken | Staphylococcus aureus | Food illness | 53 | [3] |