Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Epidemiology of Food-borne Botulism in Iran

Background: Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic disease caused by toxins produced by several Clostridium species. This work presents the surveillance results of botulism in Iran, with the distribution of the cases by regions and by vehicle of transmission. Methods: We describe the findings of the C...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Montazer Khorasan, Mohammad Rahbar, Abed Zahedi Bialvaei, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Fereshte Shahcheraghi, Babak Eshrati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
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Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125940877/view