title: [Botulism: apropos of a local epidemic].
abstract: The authors report a small outbreak of botulism in a family following the consumption of homedried ham. Diagnosis was based on clinical pictures and isolation of the toxin. The epidemiology, physiopathology and recent advances in knowledge of this rare disease are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Botulisme: à propos d'une épidémie locale.