Rapid detection of foodborne botulism outbreaks facilitated by epidemiological linking of cases: implications for food defense and public health response
Newkirk RW;Hedberg CW;;
foodborne pathogens and disease2012Vol. 9pp. -
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rw2012foodbornerapid
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to develop an understanding of the descriptive epidemiology of foodborne botulism in the context of outbreak detection and food defense. This study used 1993-2008 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Annual Summaries of Notifiable Diseas …