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Article: Foodborne Botulism Associated With Home-Canned Bamboo Shoots -- Thailand, 1998.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- June 4, 1999
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On April 13, 1998, the Field Epidemiology Training Program in the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (TMPH) was informed of six persons with sudden onset of cranial nerve palsies suggestive of botulism who were admitted to a provincial hospital in northern Thailand. To determine the cause of the cluster, TMPH initiated an investigation on April 14. This report summarizes the results of the investigation, which indicate that the outbreak was caused by foodborne botulism from home-canned bamboo shoots.
Of the six patients, five resided in one village (village A), and the other patient resided in another village (village B). A case was defined as at least three ...