OUTBREAK OF BOTULISM IN CATTLE IN AN AREA OF THE NORTHEAST REGION OF BRAZIL

Botulism is an intoxication caused by the ingestion of a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria which can sporulate in adverse conditions. This work intends to report a surge of botulism in the city of União dos Palmares, Alagoas, Brazil, which occurred in...

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Main Authors: Francisco Feliciano da Silva Júnior, José Andreey Almeida Teles, Fábio Denilson de Oliveira Feliciano, Catharina de Paula Oliveira Cavalcanti Soares, Marcos Antônio Leal Ferreira, Gil Dutra Furtado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Environmental Smoke Institute 2019-07-01
Series:Environmental Smoke
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Online Access:https://environmentalsmoke.com.br/index.php/EnvSmoke/article/view/52