National Botulism Surveillance Summary 2015

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Foodborne Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases.
• Description:
  Summary of Botulism Cases Reported in 2015
  
  A total of 199 confirmed and 14 probable cases of botulism were reported to CDC in 2015. Among confirmed cases, infant botulism accounted for 141 (71%) cases, foodborne botulism for 39 (20%) cases, wound botulism for 15 (8%) cases, and botulism of unknown or other transmission category for 4 (2%) cases (Table 1). Among probable cases, foodborne botulism accounted for 6 (43%) cases and wound botulism for 8 (57%) cases.
  
  Recommended citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Botulism Annual Summary, 2015. Atlanta, Georgia: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 2017.
  
  CS276942-A
  
  botulism_cste_2015.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Botulism/diagnosis Botulism/epidemiology Botulism/prevention & Control Foodborne Diseases Public Health Surveillance
• Document Type:
  Report
• Genre:
  Annual Reports
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  8 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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