| Volume: 8; Issue: 2; December 2026 |
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| Title : SUSHI AND THE RISK OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| Authour(s): Said I. Shalaby, Mona A. Awad, Samy I. Shalaby and Neelima Gupta |
| Keywords: Diagnosis, Fish-borne, Human infection, Prevention, Sushi, Treatment, Zoonoses. |
| Abstract: Sushi and sashimi served in Japanese restaurants and sushi bars are the traditional Japanese fish dishes which are now increasingly becoming popular as a delicacy worldwide. Eating sushi made with raw or undercooked fish carries a real risk of human infection from parasites, bacteria, and viruses containing infective larval stages of nematodes (Anisakis), cestodes (Diphyllobothrium) or encysted metacercaria of trematodes (Heterophyes). Bacterial hazards (Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes) can cause severe gastroenteritis or systemic septicemia. Viral contamination, (Norovirus and Hepatitis A virus), frequently stems from contaminated water or poor personal hygiene during food handling. This review targets in providing practical information on fish-borne and parasitic zoonoses, evaluating the clinical risks of human infection, and highlights effective prevention and control strategies. A comprehensive literature review was conducted across major biomedical databases. Data regarding parasitic infections linked to raw seafood consumption were synthesized and analyzed. Mitigating these risks requires strict adherence to food safety standards, including rapid deep-freezing of fish before raw consumption, maintaining rigorous cold chains, and ensuring high hygienic standards among food handlers especially for people having weak immune system, young children, elderly people and pregnant women. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2026.8210 |
| How to cite this article: Shalaby S.I., Awad M.A., Shalaby S.I. and Gupta N. (2026). Sushi and the risk of Human infection with infectious diseases. International Journal of Biological Innovations. 8(2): 229-233 https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2026.8210 |
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