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. 1999 Jan;4(1):11-12.
doi: 10.2807/esm.04.01.00044-en.

Botulism in Norway

M Kuusi  1 , V Hasseltvedt, Preben Aavitsland
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Botulism in Norway

M Kuusi et al. Euro Surveill. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic disease caused by toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic spore-forming bacillus. Physicians in Norway are required to notify the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) of cases of botulism immediately

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