Botulism in Brazil, 2000-2008: epidemiology, clinical findings and laboratorial diagnosis Botulismo no Brasil, 2000-2008: epidemiologia, achados clínicos e diagnóstico laboratorial

Botulism in Brazil, 2000-2008: epidemiology, clinical findings and laboratorial diagnosis Botulismo no Brasil, 2000-2008: epidemiologia, achados clínicos e diagnóstico laboratorial

Botulism is a rare and potentially lethal illness caused by Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin. We describe the findings of a laboratorial investigation of 117 suspected cases of botulism reported to the surveillance system in Brazil from January 2000 to October 2008. Data on the number and type of sa...

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Main Authors: Ruth Estela Gravato Rowlands, Christiane Asturiano Ristori, Giselle Ibette S. Lopez Lopes, Ana Maria Ramalho de Paula, Harumi Sakuma, Raquel Grigaliunas, Roberto Lopreato Filho, Dilma Scala Gelli, Maria Bernadete de Paula Eduardo, Miyoko Jakabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Botulism
Botulinum neurotoxin
Clostridium botulinum
Laboratorial diagnosis
Epidemiologic surveillance
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