Two cases of food-borne botulism in Finland caused by conserved olives, October 2011

Two cases of food-borne botulism in Finland caused by conserved olives, October 2011

In October 2011 in Finland, two persons fell ill with symptoms compatible with botulism after having eaten conserved olives stuffed with almonds. One of these two died. Clostridium botulinum type B and its neurotoxin were detected in the implicated olives by PCR and mouse bioassay, respectively. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2011-12, Vol.16 (49), p.20034-20034
Hauptverfasser: Jalava, K, Selby, K, Pihlajasaari, A, Kolho, E, Dahlsten, E, ss, N, Bäcklund, T, Korkeala, H, Honkanen-Buzalski, T, Hulkko, T, Derman, Y, Järvinen, A, Kotilainen, H, Kultanen, L, Ruutu, P, Lyytikaïnen, O, Lindström, M
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Zusammenfassung:In October 2011 in Finland, two persons fell ill with symptoms compatible with botulism after having eaten conserved olives stuffed with almonds. One of these two died. Clostridium botulinum type B and its neurotoxin were detected in the implicated olives by PCR and mouse bioassay, respectively. The olives were traced back to an Italian manufacturer and withdrawn from the market. The public and other European countries were informed through media and Europe-wide notifications.
ISSN:1560-7917