Outbreak of Clinically Mild Botulism Type E Illness from Home-Salted Fish in Patients Presenting with Predominantly Gastrointestinal Symptoms | Zendy

Jeremy Sobel | Zendy; Michelle Malavet | Zendy; Seby John | Zendy

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Outbreak of Clinically Mild Botulism Type E Illness from Home-Salted Fish in Patients Presenting with Predominantly Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Author(s) -

Jeremy Sobel,

Michelle Malavet,

Seby John

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/518993

Subject(s) - botulism , medicine , outbreak , fish <actinopterygii> , botulinum toxin , toxin , feces , clostridium botulinum , gastroenterology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , fishery , biology

Five persons consumed home-salted fish and then presented with gastrointestinal symptoms to 3 hospitals; 2 of the patients had minimal cranial nerve palsies. Early serum samples obtained from all patients were negative for botulinum toxin. Remnant fish tested positive for botulinum toxin type E. In patients exposed to low doses of botulinum toxin type E, gastrointestinal symptoms may predominate.

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