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Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxication

Intoxicação alimentar por Bacillus cereus

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Definition

A food-borne intoxication by Bacillus cereus, characterized in some cases by sudden onset of nausea and vomiting, and in others by colic and diarrhoea. Illness generally persists no longer than 24 hours and is rarely fatal.

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Foodborne Bacillus cereus intoxicationFoodborne intoxication due to Bacillus cereus