National Outbreak of Type A Foodborne Botulism Associated With a Widely Distributed Commercially Canned Hot Dog Chili Sauce
Author(s) -
Patricia Juliao,
Susan E. Maslanka,
Janet K. Dykes,
Linda Gaul,
Satish Bagdure,
Lynae Granzow-Kibiger,
Ellen Salehi,
Donald L. Zink,
Robert P. Neligan,
Casey Barton-Behravesh,
Carolina Lúquez,
Matthew Biggerstaff,
Michael Lynch,
Christine K. Olson,
Ian H. Williams,
Ezra J. Barzilay
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1093/cid/cis901
Subject(s) - botulism , clostridium botulinum , outbreak , medicine , food and drug administration , food poisoning , environmental health , virology , toxin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology
On 7 and 11 July 2007, health officials in Texas and Indiana, respectively, reported 4 possible cases of type A foodborne botulism to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Foodborne botulism is a rare and sometimes fatal illness caused by consuming foods containing botulinum neurotoxin.
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