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Botulism Type E Outbreak Associated with Eating a Beached Whale, Alaska

We report an outbreak of botulism that occurred in July 2002 in a group of 12 Alaskan Yu'pik Eskimos who ate blubber and skin from a beached beluga whale. Botulism death rates among Alaska Natives have declined in the last 20 years, yet incidence has increased.

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Auteurs principaux: McLaughlin, Joseph B., Sobel, Jeremy, Lynn, Tracey, Funk, Elizabeth, Middaugh, John P.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320302/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15498179
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.040131
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