On May 21,2021,a local case of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was confirmed in a 75-year-old woman(experienced onset of symptoms on May 18)in Liwan District,Guangzhou City,Guangdong Province,China.The number of inf...On May 21,2021,a local case of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was confirmed in a 75-year-old woman(experienced onset of symptoms on May 18)in Liwan District,Guangzhou City,Guangdong Province,China.The number of infections has increased in the following 10 days and led to 5 generations of transmission.展开更多
What is already known about this topic?A common food that has been associated globally with rhabdomyolysis syndrome is freshwater fish including freshwater cod,barracuda,buffalo fish,and pomfret.However,cases caused b...What is already known about this topic?A common food that has been associated globally with rhabdomyolysis syndrome is freshwater fish including freshwater cod,barracuda,buffalo fish,and pomfret.However,cases caused by freshwater fish have been relatively rare in China.What is added by this report?In this investigation,a cluster of five cases of rhabdomyolysis syndrome were found that were linked to consumption of carp testes and eggs,one of the first carp-related rhabdomyolysis syndrome cases reported in China.What are the implications for public health practice?To avoid similar incidents,food safety education for local residents needs to be prioritized and implemented.In addition,case monitoring of rhabdomyolysis syndrome should be strengthened through more thorough collection of epidemiological data and monitoring of pathogenic foods.展开更多
基金The Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(2019B111103001,2020B111107001)The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82041030).
文摘On May 21,2021,a local case of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was confirmed in a 75-year-old woman(experienced onset of symptoms on May 18)in Liwan District,Guangzhou City,Guangdong Province,China.The number of infections has increased in the following 10 days and led to 5 generations of transmission.
文摘What is already known about this topic?A common food that has been associated globally with rhabdomyolysis syndrome is freshwater fish including freshwater cod,barracuda,buffalo fish,and pomfret.However,cases caused by freshwater fish have been relatively rare in China.What is added by this report?In this investigation,a cluster of five cases of rhabdomyolysis syndrome were found that were linked to consumption of carp testes and eggs,one of the first carp-related rhabdomyolysis syndrome cases reported in China.What are the implications for public health practice?To avoid similar incidents,food safety education for local residents needs to be prioritized and implemented.In addition,case monitoring of rhabdomyolysis syndrome should be strengthened through more thorough collection of epidemiological data and monitoring of pathogenic foods.
