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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
McCarty, Carolyn L. ; Angelo, Kristina ; Beer, Karlyn D. ; Cibulskas-White, Katie ; Quinn, Kim ; ... More +
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. Less -
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.
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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
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015; 64(29):802-803
Pubmed ID:
26225479
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4584836
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Ohio
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:70696d34955801224961bdb4517ce6848cece0a6666473c5f995b79fa74b7682
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84909/cdc_84909_DS1.pdf
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