Two outbreaks of botulism associated with consumption of green olive paste, France, September 2011

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 49, 2011, Pages

  Pingeon, J M ^a   Vanbockstael, C ^b   Popoff, M R ^c   King, L A ^b   Deschamps, B ^d   Pradel, G ^e   Dupont, H ^f   Spanjaard, A ^e   Houdard, A ^g   Mazuet, C ^c   Belaizi, B ^h   Bourgeois, S ^e   Lemgueres, S ^e   Debbat, K ^e   Courant, P ^e   Quirin, R ^d   Malfait, P ^b  

^a Regional Health Agency of Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d District Veterinary Services   (France)

^e Avignon Hospital   (France)

^f AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g Regional Health Agency of Picardy   (France)

^h District Veterinary Services   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIPLOPIA; DYSPHAGIA; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; PTOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OLIVE TREE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; BOTULISM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD, PRESERVED; FRANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OLEA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655164311     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.49.20035-en     Document Type: Article

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