Foodborne Botulism in Canada, 1985–2005
During 1985–2005, a total of 91 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism occurred in Canada; these outbreaks involved 205 cases and 11 deaths. Of the outbreaks, 75 (86.2%) were caused by Clostridium botulinum type E, followed by types A (7, 8.1%) and B (5, 5.7%). Approximately 85% of the...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3713816 2023-05-15T16:16:18+02:00 Foodborne Botulism in Canada, 1985–2005 Leclair, Daniel Fung, Joe Isaac-Renton, Judith L. Proulx, Jean-Francois May-Hadford, Jennifer Ellis, Andrea Ashton, Edie Bekal, Sadjia Farber, Jeffrey M. Blanchfield, Burke Austin, John W. 2013-06 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713816 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23735780 https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.120873 en eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713816 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23735780 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.120873 Research Text 2013 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.120873 2013-09-05T02:35:51Z During 1985–2005, a total of 91 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism occurred in Canada; these outbreaks involved 205 cases and 11 deaths. Of the outbreaks, 75 (86.2%) were caused by Clostridium botulinum type E, followed by types A (7, 8.1%) and B (5, 5.7%). Approximately 85% of the outbreaks occurred in Alaska Native communities, particularly the Inuit of Nunavik in northern Quebec and the First Nations population of the Pacific coast of British Columbia. These populations were predominantly exposed to type E botulinum toxin through the consumption of traditionally prepared marine mammal and fish products. Two botulism outbreaks were attributed to commercial ready-to-eat meat products and 3 to foods served in restaurants; several cases were attributed to non-Native home-prepared foods. Three affected pregnant women delivered healthy infants. Improvements in botulism case identification and early treatment have resulted in a reduction in the case-fatality rate in Canada. Text First Nations inuit Alaska Nunavik PubMed Central (PMC) British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Nunavik Pacific Emerging Infectious Diseases 19 6 961 968 |
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During 1985–2005, a total of 91 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism occurred in Canada; these outbreaks involved 205 cases and 11 deaths. Of the outbreaks, 75 (86.2%) were caused by Clostridium botulinum type E, followed by types A (7, 8.1%) and B (5, 5.7%). Approximately 85% of the outbreaks occurred in Alaska Native communities, particularly the Inuit of Nunavik in northern Quebec and the First Nations population of the Pacific coast of British Columbia. These populations were predominantly exposed to type E botulinum toxin through the consumption of traditionally prepared marine mammal and fish products. Two botulism outbreaks were attributed to commercial ready-to-eat meat products and 3 to foods served in restaurants; several cases were attributed to non-Native home-prepared foods. Three affected pregnant women delivered healthy infants. Improvements in botulism case identification and early treatment have resulted in a reduction in the case-fatality rate in Canada. |
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