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. 1999 Jan;4(1):9-11.
doi: 10.2807/esm.04.01.00045-en.

Botulism in the United Kingdom

M Brett

Botulism in the United Kingdom

M Brett. Euro Surveill. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Clostridium botulinum is a spore forming bacterium that grows in the absence of oxygen and is responsible for three main epidemiological categories of disease: foodborne, infant, and wound botulism. Foodborne botulism is an intoxication caused by ingestio

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