An outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland, United Kingdom, November 2011
| Autor: | L M Browning, H Prempeh, C Little, C Houston, K Grant, J M Cowden, Collective on behalf of the United Kingdom Bot |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Epidemiology
Clostridium botulinum type A Food Contamination Disease Outbreaks Virology Environmental health Food Preserved Medicine Humans Botulism Food science Botulinum Toxins Type A Child reproductive and urinary physiology business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak equipment and supplies medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications United Kingdom Scotland Food borne embryonic structures business |
| Zdroj: | Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 16(49) |
| ISSN: | 1560-7917 |
| Popis: | An investigation is currently underway to explain an outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland. Three children in the same family were confirmed as having botulism following consumption of a meal made with a jar of korma sauce. Residual sauce from the jar, the jar lid and a remnant of the meal, all tested positive for Clostridium botulinum type A toxin. The children are recovering, although two remain ventilated and in intensive care unit. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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