Foodborne botulism--Oklahoma, 1994.
On July 2, 1994, the Arkansas Department of Health and the Oklahoma State Department of Health were notified about a possible case of foodborne botulism. This report summarizes the investigation, which implicated consumption of improperly stored beef stew.
D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003296:Cooking; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology