Botulism in the United Kingdom

M Brett

doi:10.2807/esm.04.01.00045-en

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Botulism in the United Kingdom
M Brett¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Food Hygiene Laboratory, PHLS Central Public Health Laboratory, London, United Kingdom

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Citation style for this article: Brett M. Botulism in the United Kingdom. Euro Surveill. 1999;4(1):pii=45. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.04.01.00045-en

Abstract

Clostridium botulinum is a spore forming bacterium that grows in the absence of oxygen and is responsible for three main epidemiological categories of disease: foodborne, infant, and wound botulism. Foodborne botulism is an intoxication caused by ingestio