Two-family outbreak of botulism associated with the consumption of smoked ribs in Sichuan Province, China

Background: On September 22, 2013, two patients from Sichuan Province, China presented with symptoms of food-borne botulism, a rare but fatal illness caused by the consumption of foods containing Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins. Methods: Investigators reviewed the medical charts and food consumpti...

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Main Authors: Ling Feng, Xueping Chen, Shujie Liu, Zengrong Zhou, Rong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016543