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Review
. 2021 Jul 16:12:713101.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.713101. eCollection 2021.

Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in the United States, 2001-2017

Carolina Lúquez  1 , Leslie Edwards  1 , Chelsey Griffin  1 , Jeremy Sobel  1
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Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in the United States, 2001-2017

Carolina Lúquez et al. Front Microbiol. .

Abstract

Foodborne botulism is an intoxication caused by ingestion of food containing botulinum neurotoxin. Cases of foodborne botulism are usually sporadic (single, unrelated) but outbreaks of two or more cases occur. In this mini-review we will examine the following for the period 2001-2017, in the United States: botulism surveillance data, outbreaks of botulism affecting 10 or more people, and the public health preparedness and response approach.

Keywords: Clostridium botulinum; botulism outbreak; epidemiology; foodborne botulism; public health.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Number of foodborne botulism cases by year and type of food preparation, United States, 2001–2017.
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