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. 1999 Jan;4(1):2-7.
doi: 10.2807/esm.04.01.00048-en.

Botulism in the European Union

Helene Therre  1
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Botulism in the European Union

Helene Therre. Euro Surveill. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Botulinum toxin was first described as a potent neurotoxin in the late eighteenth century. Currently three main distinct clinical and epidemiological botulism syndromes are described - foodborne botulism, which results from the ingestion of food contamina

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