Molecular epidemiology and risk assessment of human botulism in the Canadian Arctic

On a per capita basis, the incidence rate of type E botulism attributable to aged marine mammal meat in Nunavik is very high, with an average rate greater than 3 reported cases per 10,000 population for the period from 1996 to 2004. All cases reported for this period were clustered in Northern villa...

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Main Author: Leclair, Daniel
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Ottawa (Canada) 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/29577
https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-19813