title: Foodborne botulism from eating home-pickled eggs--Illinois, 1997.
abstract: During November 1997, the Illinois Department of Public Health was notified by a local physician about a possible case of foodborne botulism. This report summarizes the case investigation, which implicated home-pickled eggs as the cause.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A; D001906:Botulism / Q000209:etiology*; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004530:Egg Yolk / Q000382:microbiology; D004531:Eggs / Q000506:poisoning*; D005519:Food Preservation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: C096323:rimabotulinumtoxinB; D001905:Botulinum Toxins; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A