Foodborne Botulism in Canada, 1985–2005

• Published in: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Authors: 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.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
• Subjects: Research; British Columbia; Canada; Nunavik; Pacific; First Nations; inuit; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713816; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23735780; https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.120873

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...