[Bleeding infectious enteritis].

A recent trend on bleeding intestinal infections in Japan was described. Salmonella Enteritidis infection occupied over 42% of food-borne diseases in 1996. Salmonella Enteritidis is the most popular infectious agent for food-borne outbreak in Japan. Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 which is widely spread in Europe and in U.S.A. is not common in Japan. We experienced large outbreak of foodbore EHEC/VTEC O157: H7 infections in 1996. Since then, diagnostic and therapeutic studies on EHEC/VTEC infection and haemolytic uremic syndrome are promoted by the Government. HACCP may take an important roll for the prevention of large outbreaks of foodbore EHEC/VTEC infections.