National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2018

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National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2018

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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases.
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In 2018, health departments reported 242 cases of botulism to CDC. Of those, 231 were laboratory-confirmed and 11 were probable. The cases were of the following types: 162 (67%) infant, 61 (25%) wound, 18 (7%) foodborne, and 1 (<1%) other, diagnosed as probable adult intestinal colonization.

Recommended Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Botulism Annual Summary, 2018. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 2021.
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Botulism/diagnosis Botulism/epidemiology Botulism/prevention & Control Foodborne Diseases Public Health Surveillance
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Annual Reports
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United States
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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