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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
McLaughlin, Joseph B. ; Sobel, Jeremy ; Lynn, Tracey ; Funk, Elizabeth ; Middaugh, John P.
McLaughlin, Joseph B. ; Sobel, Jeremy ; Lynn, Tracey ; Funk, Elizabeth ; Middaugh, John P. Less -
Description:
We report an outbreak of botulism that occurred in July 2002 in a group of 12 Alaskan Yu'pik Eskimos who ate blubber and skin from a beached beluga whale. Botulism death rates among Alaska Natives have declined in the last 20 years, yet incidence has increased.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Animals
Botulinum Toxins
Botulism
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Feces
Female
Food Microbiology
Gastric Juice
Humans
Inuits
Male
Meat
Middle Aged
Whales

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 10(9):1685-1687.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Alaska
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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