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is an emerging food-borne pathogen responsible for two types of food poisoning: emetic and diarrhoeal type. Here we report an emetic type of food-borne illness attributable to On 2nd February, 2021, 202 people suffered from pain in abdomen and vomiting after consuming the rice provided during a public gathering in Diphu, Assam. Culture of leftover fried rice showed growth of group of organisms.

Bacillus cereus-Attributable Primary Cutaneous Anthrax-Like Infection in Newborn Infants, India.

During March 13-June 23, 2018, anthrax-like cutaneous lesions attributed to the Bacillus cereus group of organisms developed in 12 newborns in India. We traced the source of infection to the healthcare kits used for newborn care. We used multilocus sequence typing to characterize the 19 selected strains from various sources in hospital settings, including the healthcare kits.