Abstract
Five persons consumed home-salted fish and then presented with gastrointestinal symptoms to 3 hospitals; 2 of the patients had minimal cranial nerve palsies. Early serum samples obtained from all patients were negative for botulinum toxin. Remnant fish tested positive for botulinum toxin type E. In patients exposed to low doses of botulinum toxin type E, gastrointestinal symptoms may predominate.
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BotulismMedicineOutbreakFish <Actinopterygii>Botulinum toxinToxinFecesClostridium botulinumInternal medicineGastroenterologySurgeryMicrobiologyVirologyFisheryBiology
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- 2007
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- article
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e14-e16
- Citations
- 48
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Jeremy Sobel,
Michelle Malavet,
Seby John
(2007).
Outbreak of Clinically Mild Botulism Type E Illness from Home-Salted Fish in Patients Presenting with Predominantly Gastrointestinal Symptoms.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
, 45
(2)
, e14-e16.
https://doi.org/10.1086/518993
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- 10.1086/518993