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Food-borne botulism in Japan in March 2012

Author(s) -

Yoshika Momose,

Hiroshi Asakura,

Masaru Kitamura,

Yumiko Okada,

Yutaka Ueda,

Yutaro Hanabara,

Tomohiro Sakamoto,

Tsuyoshi Matsumura,

Masaaki Iwaki,

Haru Kato,

Keigo Shibayama,

Shizunobu Igimi

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.01.014

Subject(s) - botulism , clostridium botulinum , food poisoning , medicine , contaminated food , botulinum neurotoxin , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , toxin

In March 2012, two patients were transported urgently to the hospital in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, because of symptoms suggestive of botulism. Botulinum neurotoxin type A was detected in the clinical specimens and the food consumed by the two patients (vacuum packed adzuki-batto, a sweet adzuki bean soup containing noodles). We were able to make a prompt diagnosis of food botulism associated with the consumption of adzuki-batto, from which the causative pathogen Clostridium botulinum Ab was cultured.

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