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Summary of Botulism Cases Reported in 2001

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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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    Since 1973, CDC, in partnership with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), has maintained the National Botulism Surveillance System for intensive surveillance for cases of botulism in the United States. The National Botulism Surveillance System collects reports of all confirmed botulism cases in the United States and is continuously monitored for early detection of outbreaks. Demographic (e.g., age, sex, race and ethnicity), clinical (e.g., transmission category, case-patient outcome), laboratory (e.g., laboratory testing method, toxin type), and epidemiologic (e.g., vehicle) data are reported by all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To be confirmed, cases must meet the CSTE case definition of botulism. [Taken from https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/surveillance.html]

    A total of 169 cases of botulism intoxication were reported to CDC in 2001. Among the 33 cases of foodborne intoxication, toxin type A accounted for 20 (61%) cases and toxin type E for 10 (30%) cases. The median age of patients was 46 years. One death was reported. There were 4 multicase outbreaks. They were associated with a commercial product and Alaskan native foods.

    At head of title: APPENDIX A.

    File named: Botulism_CSTE_2001.pdf

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