Foodborne botulism outbreaks following consumption of home-canned bamboo shoots in northern Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1021-1025

  Swaddiwudhipong, Witaya ^a   Wongwatcharapaiboon, Pongthep ^b  

^a MAE SOT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Foodborne Botulism; Home Canned Food

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTULISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT POISONING; THAILAND;

EID: 0034267962     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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