STUDY PROCESSING PROCESS CORN CAKE IN POISIONING BY MOULDY CORN CAKE INHMONG COMMUNITY AT HAGIANG PROVINCE FROM 2006 TO 2014
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Abstract
From 2006 to 2014 in the province of Ha Giang have happened 23 cases poisonings mouldy corn cake with 127 people infected, including 51 deaths (death rate was 40.1%). The poisoning is usually caused by eating corn cake madeafter the seventh day. 23 cases poisioning corn cake included 9 cases (47 people infected) were eating corn flour made 11th– 15th day; 7 cases (36 infected) were eating corn flour 7th-10th day. Especially with 3 cases (30 infected) were eating corn flour over 30 days. 100% of poisoning cases are caused by families using cornbread processed according to process 1, processing processes 2, 3 with no cases of poisoning.
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Mouldy corn cake, poisioning, processing process
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