Foodborne Botulism in the United States, 1990–2000
Foodborne botulism, a potentially lethal neuroparalytic disease, is caused by ingesting preformed Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin. We reviewed surveillance data and reports from 1990 to 2000. Of 263 cases from 160 foodborne botulism events (episode of one or more related cases) in the United States...
Main Authors: | Jeremy Sobel, Nicole Tucker, Alana Sulka, Joseph McLaughlin, Susan Maslanka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/03-0745_article |
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