Emergency response to a cluster of suspected food-borne botulism in Abuja, Nigeria: challenges with diagnosis and treatment in a resource-poor setting

Emergency response to a cluster of suspected food-borne botulism in Abuja, Nigeria: challenges with diagnosis and treatment in a resource-poor setting

Food-borne botulism is a rare, acute and potentially fatal neurologic disorder that results from ingestion of food contaminated by botulinum toxin released from the anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacterium Clostridium botulinum. We reported an unusual cluster of botulism outbreak with high...

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Main Authors: Oyeladun Okunromade, Mahmood Muazu Dalhat, Aminatu Makarfi Umar, Augustine Olajide Dada, Jamilu Nikau, Lamin Maneh, Okokon Ita Ita, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku, Olubunmi Ojo, Chikwe Ihekweazu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2020-08-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
: case report
botulism
anti-toxin
botulinum
mouse assay
Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/36/287/pdf/287.pdf

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