Large Outbreak of Botulism Associated with a Church Potluck Meal — Ohio, 2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  McCarty, Carolyn L. ; Angelo, Kristina ; Beer, Karlyn D. ; Cibulskas-White, Katie ; Quinn, Kim ; de Fijter, Sietske ; Bokanyi, Rick ; St. Germain, Eric ; Baransi, Karen ; Barlow, Kevin ; Shafer, Gwen ; Hanna, Larry ; Spindler, Kelly ; Walz, Elizabeth ; DiOrio, Mary ; Jackson, Brendan R. ; Luquez, Carolina ; Mahon, Barbara E. ; Basler, Colin ; Curran, Kathryn ; Matanock, Almea ; Walsh, Kelly ; Slifka, Kara Jacobs ; Rao, Agam K.
• Description:
  On April 21, 2015, the Fairfield Medical Center (FMC) and Fairfield Department of Health contacted the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) about a patient suspected of having botulism in Fairfield County, Ohio. Botulism is a severe, potentially fatal neuroparalytic illness.* A single case is a public health emergency, because it can signal an outbreak. Within 2 hours of health department notification, four more patients with similar clinical features arrived at FMC's emergency department. Later that afternoon, one patient died of respiratory failure shortly after arriving at the emergency department. All affected persons had eaten at the same widely attended church potluck meal on April 19. CDC's Strategic National Stockpile sent 50 doses of botulinum antitoxin to Ohio. FMC, the Fairfield Department of Health, ODH, and CDC rapidly responded to confirm the Diagnosis, identify and treat additional patients, and determine the source.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Botulinum Toxins, Type A Botulism Child Clostridium Botulinum Type A Disease Outbreaks Feces Female Food Microbiology Humans Male Middle Aged Notes From The Field Religion Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2015; 64(29):802-803
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  26225479
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4584836
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  29
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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