?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Food+poisoning+due+to+yam+flour+consumption+in+Kano+(Northwest)+Nigeria&rft.creator=Adeleke%2C+SI&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Food+poisoning+is+known+to+occur+sporadically+from+time+to+time+due+to+poor+hygienic+preparations.+Its+occurrence+rarely+assumes+epidemic+proportion.+The+objective+was+to+report+the+occurrence+of+food+poisoning+due+to+yam+flour+among+three+families+which+occurred+almost+in+quick+succession+between+March+and+July+2007+among+three+families+in+Kano.+They+presented+with+diarrhea%2C+vomiting%2C+abdominal+pain%2C+convulsion+and+loss+of+consciousness.+They+all+recovered+within+48hours+of+admission.+Investigations+indicated+that+the+use+of+certain+lethal+preservatives+for+the+processing+of+the+yam+flour+might+be+responsible.+Poisoning+from+consumption+of+yam+flour+should+be+a+differential+diagnosis+of+acute+seizure+disorders+or+occurrence+of+vomiting%2C+diarrhea+and+abdominal+pain+in+the+tropics.+It+is+recommended+that+education+on+proper+processing+of+all+food+products+in+view+of+the+public+health+implication&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-09-08&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6676%2F1%2F2009-2-10.pdf&rft.identifier=++Adeleke%2C+SI++(2009)+Food+poisoning+due+to+yam+flour+consumption+in+Kano+(Northwest)+Nigeria.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6676%2F