Rodhouse J C, Haugh C A, Roberts D, Gilbert R J
PHLS Food Hygiene Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, London.
Epidemiol Infect. 1990 Dec;105(3):485-91. doi: 10.1017/s095026880004810x.
Between July 1976 and February 1989, 50 incidents of suspected red kidney bean poisoning were reported in the UK. Nine incidents in which nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea developed within 1-7 h of ingestion, were confirmed by the detection of haemagglutinin in the beans. The diagnosis was made on a further 23 incidents on the basis of symptoms, incubation time and the description of preparation of beans prior to consumption. The haemagglutinin (lectin), which occurs naturally in the red kidney bean, is inactivated by thorough cooking of well soaked beans. In many of the outbreaks reported the implicated beans were consumed raw or following an inadequate heat process.
1976年7月至1989年2月期间，英国报告了50起疑似红芸豆中毒事件。其中9起事件在摄入后1 - 7小时内出现恶心、呕吐和腹泻症状，通过检测豆类中的血凝素得以确诊。另外23起事件根据症状、潜伏期以及食用前豆类的制备描述做出诊断。红芸豆中天然存在的血凝素（凝集素），通过将充分浸泡的豆子彻底煮熟可使其失活。在许多报告的疫情中，涉及的豆子是生的或加热处理不充分就被食用了。
