A large outbreak of botulism: The hazardous baked potato

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 172-177

  Angulo, Frederick J ^a   Getz, Jonathan ^b   Taylor, Jeffery P ^b   Hendricks, Katherine A ^b   Hatheway, Charles L ^b   Barth, Suzanne S ^b   Solomon, Haim M ^b   Larson, Ann E ^b   Johnson, Eric A ^b   Nickey, Laurance N ^b   Ries, Allen A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORE GERMINATION; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 17344362155     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515615     Document Type: Article

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