National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2019

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National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2019

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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 2019, health departments reported 215 cases of botulism to CDC. Of those, 201 cases were laboratory-confirmed and 14 were probable (Table 1). The cases were of the following types: 152 (71%) infant, 41 (19%) wound, and 21 (10%) foodborne, and 1 (<1%) other, diagnosed as probable adult intestinal colonization.

Recommended Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Botulism Annual Summary, 2019. Atlanta, Georgia: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 2023.
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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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