AN OUTBREAK OF TYPE B BOTULISM OCCURRING IN MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE
1970; National Institute of Infectious Diseases; Volume: 23; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7883/yoken1952.23.243
ISSN1884-2828
AutoresTakeo Fukuda, Tadatoshi KITAO, HIROTOSHI TANIKAWA, Genji Sakaguchi,
Tópico(s)Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
ResumoAn outbreak of type B botulism occurred in Miyazaki Prefecture in August, 1969. There were 21 cases of which three resulted in death of patients. This was the first outbreak of human botulism of a type other than type E in Japan. Type B toxin was demonstrated in fecal specimens; Clostridium botulinum type B was isolated from a single patient. Bottled caviar imported from West Germany was most strongly suspected of being the vehicle.
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