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Euro Surveill. An outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland, United Kingdom, November 2011
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 49, 08 December 2011
Rapid communications
An outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland, United Kingdom, November 2011
L M Browning<SUP>1</SUP>, H Prempeh<SUP>2</SUP>, C Little<SUP>3</SUP>, C Houston <SUP>4</SUP>, K Grant<SUP>5</SUP>, J M Cowden (
)<SUP>1</SUP>, on behalf of the United Kingdom Botulism Incident Management Team<SUP>6</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Browning LM, Prempeh H, Little C, Houston C, Grant K, Cowden JM, on behalf of the United Kingdom Botulism Incident Management Team. An outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland, United Kingdom, November 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(49):pii=20036. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20036
Date of submission: 02 December 2011 <HR>An investigation is currently underway to explain an outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland. Three children in the same family were confirmed as having botulism following consumption of a meal made with a jar of korma sauce. Residual sauce from the jar, the jar lid and a remnant of the meal, all tested positive for Clostridium botulinum type A toxin. The children are recovering, although two remain ventilated and in intensive care unit.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 49, 08 December 2011
Rapid communications
An outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland, United Kingdom, November 2011
L M Browning<SUP>1</SUP>, H Prempeh<SUP>2</SUP>, C Little<SUP>3</SUP>, C Houston <SUP>4</SUP>, K Grant<SUP>5</SUP>, J M Cowden (
- Health Protection Scotland, National Health Service National Services Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- National Health Service Forth Valley, Stirling, United Kingdom
- Health Protection Services ? Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Food Standards Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Foodborne Pathogens Reference Unit, Health Protection Agency, Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom
- Representatives from Health Protection Scotland, Health Protection Agency, Forth Valley NHS Board, Stirling Council, Greater Glasgow and Clyde National Health Service Board, the Scottish Government
Citation style for this article: Browning LM, Prempeh H, Little C, Houston C, Grant K, Cowden JM, on behalf of the United Kingdom Botulism Incident Management Team. An outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland, United Kingdom, November 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(49):pii=20036. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20036
Date of submission: 02 December 2011 <HR>An investigation is currently underway to explain an outbreak of food-borne botulism in Scotland. Three children in the same family were confirmed as having botulism following consumption of a meal made with a jar of korma sauce. Residual sauce from the jar, the jar lid and a remnant of the meal, all tested positive for Clostridium botulinum type A toxin. The children are recovering, although two remain ventilated and in intensive care unit.