Foodborne Botulism, Canada, 2006–2021 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 During 2006–2021, Canada had 55 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism, involving 67 cases. The mean annual incidence was 0.01 case/100,000 population.
Richard A. Harris +6 more
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Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in the United States, 2001–2017 [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Foodborne botulism is an intoxication caused by ingestion of food containing botulinum neurotoxin. Cases of foodborne botulism are usually sporadic (single, unrelated) but outbreaks of two or more cases occur.
Carolina Luquez, Jeremy Sobel
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First Cross-Border Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism in the European Union Associated With the Consumption of Commercial Dried Roach (Rutilus rutilus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Botulism outbreaks due to commercial products are extremely rare in the European Union. Here we report on the first international outbreak of foodborne botulism caused by commercial salt-cured, dried roach (Rutilus rutilus). Between November and December
Sylvia Worbs
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Tracing and Characterization of Foodborne Botulism Caused by the New MLST Type Clostridium botulinum A2 in Hebei Province, China [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyFoodborne botulism caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) remains an important form of botulism worldwide, with a high mortality rate and prolonged hospitalization time. Clostridium botulinum (C.
Xia Luo
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Review of Foodborne Botulism in the UK: 2006–2024 [PDF]
FoodsFood-borne botulism is a rare but serious disease caused by ingestion of botulinum neurotoxin pre-formed in food by Clostridium botulinum. Between 2006 and 2009, no foodborne botulism cases were reported in the UK.
Corinne Francoise Laurence Amar +5 more
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Tracing Foodborne Botulism Events Caused by Clostridium botulinum in Xinjiang Province, China, Using a Core Genome Sequence Typing Scheme [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Foodborne botulism is a rare but life-threatening illness resulting from the action of a potent toxin mainly produced by Clostridium botulinum. It grows in an oxygen-deficient environment and is extremely viable in meat and soy products, making it one of
Xin Ma +12 more
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Epidemiology of Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in Romania, 2007–2024 [PDF]
MicroorganismsFoodborne botulism, caused by ingestion of pre-formed botulinum neurotoxin, is the most common form of botulism. While large outbreaks linked to commercial foods are rare, smaller outbreaks associated with home-processed products are more frequent ...
Bianca Georgiana Enciu +6 more
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Foodborne botulism and the importance of recognizing the disease in the emergency department: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Botulism is a rare neuroparalytic disease that has only presented itself 19 times in the last 30 years in Belgium. Patients present to emergency services with a wide range of complaints.
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Foodborne Botulism Caused by Clostridium botulinum Subtype A5(b3) by Self-Packaged Vacuum Spicy Rabbit Heads [PDF]
MicroorganismsBotulism is a severe muscle paralysis disease mediated by the botulinum toxin. Here, we reported a foodborne botulism case caused by Clostridium botulinum subtype A5(b3) from self-packaged vacuum spicy rabbit heads.
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Clinicopathological insights into an outbreak of foodborne botulism in Hamadan, Iran, in 2023: A microbiological and laboratory findings [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Background and Objective: Foodborne botulism is one of the potentially fatal forms of food poisoning, usually caused by ingestion of home-canned vegetables, fruits, and dairy and fish products.
Zohre Sadeghian, Fatemeh Torkaman Asadi
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