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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2003-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/601525 |
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