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Multilocus Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism Linked to Contaminated Sausage in Hebei Province, China.

Authors :
Shouyin Zhang
Yong Wang
Shaofu Qiu
Yonghui Dong
Yuanyong Xu
Deyong Jiang
Xiuping Fu
Jingshan Zhang
Jinrong He
Leili Jia
Ligui Wang
Chuanfu Zhang
Yansong Sun
Hongbin Song
Source :
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 8/1/2010, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p322-325. 4p.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

In 2007, an outbreak of foodborne botulism occurred in Hebei province, China. An epidemiological investigation and laboratory detection studies showed that sausage contaminated by type A Clostridium botulinum caused this outbreak of food poisoning. Its clinical and epidemiological features were different from previous reports of food poisoning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10584838
Volume :
51
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
52348781
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1086/653945