Type A botulism outbreak in members of a family following consumption of homemade whey: brief report

Background: Botulism is mostly caused by Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin which has been described as a bilateral symmetric descending flaccid paralysis. Preventing and responding to botulism outbreaks is a public health emergency. In this study, the disease is reported in a family. Methods: In a ca...

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Main Authors: Ahdie Karbalaei Shabani, Fares Najari, Alireza Jannani, Khadijeh Ezoji, Mohammad Reza Montazer Khorasan, Hossein Masoumi, Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/article-1-10206-en.html