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Large Outbreak of Botulism Associated with a Church Potluck Meal — Ohio, 2015
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Jul 31 2015
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Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2015; 64(29):802-803
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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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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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:26225479
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4584836
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Pages in Document:2 pdf pages
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Volume:64
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Issue:29
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