Food Poisoning Statistics In Malaysia
In 2015 the incidence rate ir of food poisoning was the highest at 47 3 per 100 000 population.
Food poisoning statistics in malaysia. In that year there were approximately 15 thousand food poisoning cases reported in malaysia. Health minister dr dzulkefly ahmad today said the number of food poisoning cases in malaysia went up by 24 last year when compared to 2017. A total of 61 infections have been reported with 24 cases in kedah including. Number of cases and incidence rate of food and water borne diseases malaysia 2000 2009.
Food poisoning is any illness caused by eating contaminated food. More than 60 cases of food poisoning and two deaths are being investigated by the malaysian ministry of health kkm. According to ministry of health statistics there was an incidence rate of 45 71 cases per 100 000 population in 2018 with a mortality rate of 0 02 per 100 000 but there were regional variations. This included food poisoning cases in.
A total of 42 new cases of food poisoning in malaysia have been reported due to the consumption of contaminated laksa at an eatery the health ministry said on tuesday oct 9. Year food poisoning typhoid cholera dysentery hepatitis a case ir case ir case ir case ir case ir 2000 8129 34 9 765 3 3 124 0 5 447 1 9 2001 7137 30 7 695 3 0 557 2 4 384 1 5 453 1 9. Read more number of food and water borne disease cases in malaysia in 2018 by disease. Causes of food poisoning.
By definition food poisoning is an illness caused by eating contaminated food from the same source affecting more than three people at a time. In a situation where the amount of people showing symptoms is few it can be a case of gastroenteritis inflammation of the gut caused by toxins you re introduced to it via the food. Bacteria or their poison toxin and viruses. The statistics used for prevalence incidence of food poisoning are typically based on us uk canadian or australian statistics.
What are the causes of food poisoning. Contaminated food and water intake can cause five types of food and water borne diseases that are cholera typhoid dysentery viral hepatitis a and food poisoning. This extrapolation calculation is automated and does not take into account any genetic cultural environmental social racial or other differences across the various countries and regions for which the extrapolated food poisoning statistics below refer to.