title: Botulism type E outbreak associated with eating a beached whale, Alaska.
abstract: We report an outbreak of botulism that occurred in July 2002 in a group of 12 Alaskan Yu'pik Eskimos who ate blubber and skin from a beached beluga whale. Botulism death rates among Alaska Natives have declined in the last 20 years, yet incidence has increased.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. joe_mclaughlin@health.state.ak.us
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014907:Whales / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001905:Botulinum Toxins; C096326:botulinum toxin type E