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. 2019 Mar-Apr;31(2):181-185.
doi: 10.7416/ai.2019.2270.

Food-borne botulism in Apulia region, Italy: an expert witness testimony

F Fortunato  1 , D Martinelli  1 , M G Cappelli  1 , P Taurisano  1 , G Barbuti  2 , M Quarto  2 , R Prato  1
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Food-borne botulism in Apulia region, Italy: an expert witness testimony

F Fortunato et al. Ann Ig. 2019 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

We report the epidemiology of food-borne botulism in Puglia, Italy, between 1977-2017, using surveillance data and Experts' personal observations. As the disease is rare, the diagnosis is often missed or delayed, and cases are initially misdiagnosed. This was the case of a family outbreak of botulism in the 1970s.

Keywords: Botulism differential diagnosis; Food-borne botulism; Italy; Surveillance.

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