Botulism outbreak associated with eating fermented food--Alaska, 2001.
On January 18, 2001, the Alaska Division of Public Health was informed by a local physician of a possible botulism outbreak in a southwest Alaska village. This report summarizes the findings of the outbreak investigation, which linked disease to eating fermented food, and describes a new botulism prevention program in Alaska.
D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001906:Botulism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005285:Fermentation; D005511:Food Handling; D005519:Food Preservation; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D012377:Rodentia