Two simultaneous botulism outbreaks in Barcelona: Clostridium baratii and Clostridium botulinum

S. Lafuente; J. Nolla; S. Valdezate; C. Tortajada; H. Vargas-Leguas; I. Parron; J. A. Sáez-Nieto; S. Portaña; G. Carrasco; E. Moguel; S. Sabate; R. Argelich; J. A. Caylà

doi:10.1017/S0950268812002592

Two simultaneous botulism outbreaks in Barcelona: Clostridium baratii and Clostridium botulinum

S. Lafuente, J. Nolla, S. Valdezate, C. Tortajada, H. Vargas-Leguas, I. Parron, J. A. Sáez-Nieto, S. Portaña, G. Carrasco, E. Moguel, S. Sabate, R. Argelich, J. A. Caylà

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Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic disorder that can be potentially life-threatening. In Barcelona, Spain, no outbreaks had been reported in the past 25 years. However, in September 2011, two outbreaks occurred involving two different families. A rare case of Clostridium baratii which produced a neurotoxin F outbreak was detected in five family members who had shared lunch, and several days before that another family was affected by C. botulinum toxin A which was probably present in homemade pâté.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1993-1995
Number of pages	3
Journal	Epidemiology and infection
Volume	141
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268812002592
State	Published - Sep 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Botulism neurotoxin
Clostridium baratii
Clostridium botulinum
foodborne outbreak

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Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases

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Lafuente, S., Nolla, J., Valdezate, S., Tortajada, C., Vargas-Leguas, H., Parron, I., Sáez-Nieto, J. A., Portaña, S., Carrasco, G., Moguel, E., Sabate, S., Argelich, R., & Caylà, J. A. (2013). Two simultaneous botulism outbreaks in Barcelona: Clostridium baratii and Clostridium botulinum. Epidemiology and infection, 141(9), 1993-1995. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268812002592

Lafuente, S, Nolla, J, Valdezate, S, Tortajada, C, Vargas-Leguas, H, Parron, I, Sáez-Nieto, JA, Portaña, S, Carrasco, G, Moguel, E, Sabate, S, Argelich, R & Caylà, JA 2013, 'Two simultaneous botulism outbreaks in Barcelona: Clostridium baratii and Clostridium botulinum', Epidemiology and infection, vol. 141, no. 9, pp. 1993-1995. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268812002592

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