Type E Botulism: A Hazard of the North
Describes the causes, symptoms and differences between trichinosis and botulism; epidemiology and geographic distribution of type E botulism, including the Yukon and Southeast Alaska; outbreaks among Eskimos of Alaska, Northwest Territories and Labrador, and in Europe. The distribution of type E spo...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1960
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66754 |
Summary: | Describes the causes, symptoms and differences between trichinosis and botulism; epidemiology and geographic distribution of type E botulism, including the Yukon and Southeast Alaska; outbreaks among Eskimos of Alaska, Northwest Territories and Labrador, and in Europe. The distribution of type E spores in Arctic Sea mud, and prevalence of outbreaks after consumption of raw seafood, etc. are discussed, and preventive measures recommended. |
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