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  • Title: An outbreak of food-borne botulism associated with contaminated locally made cheese in Iran.
    Author: Pourshafie MR, Saifie M, Shafiee A, Vahdani P, Aslani M, Salemian J.
    Journal: Scand J Infect Dis; 1998; 30(1):92-4. PubMed ID: 9670367.
    Abstract:
    Cases of botulism in the northern province of Iran were studied in March and April 1997. A total of 27 patients were affected; 1 patient died. The samples were sent to the Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, for investigation. To identify the food source, several patients were interviewed and a case control investigation was conducted among families of hospitalized patients. Clinical and food specimens were tested. Toxin testing was positive for 37% of serum and stool specimens. Type A botulinal toxin was detected in cheese and Clostridium botulinum type A was isolated from cultures of clinical specimens and the cheese. This is the first documented outbreak of botulism due to Clostridium botulinum type A following consumption of cheese in Iran.
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