title: [Foodborne botulism, epidemiologic aspects].
abstract: With a mean of 30 cases reported per year, following Italy, France ranks second in the European countries in terms of incidence of botulism. Food stuff of commercial origin, of artisanal or industrial manufacture fabrication, is increasingly implicated in the genesis of outbreaks of botulism. Moreover, the modern methods of conserving food (vacuum packed food, frozen food...) allow the development of Clostridium bacteria. The diversification of the risks related to the type of products incriminated and to the new conservation methods, associated with the extension of commercial exchanges, result in the risk of widespread internationally outbreaks of botulism.
authors.affiliation: Département d'epidémiologie et de santé publique, CHU Rouen. valerie.delbos@chu-rouen.fr
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Delbos
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abgueguen
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanello
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brenet
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alquier
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Granry
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pichard
mesh_terms: D001906:Botulism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D005519:Food Preservation; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors