An outbreak of foodborne botulism in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 206-209

  Loutfy, Mona R ^a   Austin, John W ^b,c   Blanchfield, Burke ^b,c   Fong, Ignatius W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Ontario; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BOTULISM; CANADA; CANNED FOOD; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOMATO;

EID: 0142022931     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/601525     Document Type: Article

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