An Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism in Ontario

Botulism is a rare paralytic illness resulting from a potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. Botulism in Canada is predominately due to C botulinum type E and affects mainly the First Nations and Inuit populations. The most recent outbreak of botulism in Ontario was in Ottawa in 1991 a...

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Main Authors: Mona R Loutfy, John W Austin, Burke Blanchfield, Ignatius W Fong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/601525
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