Botulism Type E Outbreak Associated with Eating a Beached Whale, Alaska

We report an outbreak of botulism that occurred in July 2002 in a group of 12 Alaskan Yu'pik Eskimos who ate blubber and skin from a beached beluga whale. Botulism death rates among Alaska Natives have declined in the last 20 years, yet incidence has increased.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McLaughlin, Joseph B., Sobel, Jeremy, Lynn, Tracey, Funk, Elizabeth, Middaugh, John P.
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
Staphylococcus aureus
Europe
drug resistance
microbial
methicillin resistance
epidemiology
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
80 and over
Alaska
Animals
Botulinum Toxins
Botulism
Disease Outbreaks
Feces
Female
Food Microbiology
Gastric Juice
Humans
Inuits
Male
Meat
Middle Aged
Whales
Beluga
Beluga whale
Beluga*
eskimo*
inuits
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7788/
Description
Summary:We report an outbreak of botulism that occurred in July 2002 in a group of 12 Alaskan Yu'pik Eskimos who ate blubber and skin from a beached beluga whale. Botulism death rates among Alaska Natives have declined in the last 20 years, yet incidence has increased.

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