title: Botulism and hot-smoked whitefish: a family cluster of type E botulism in France, September 2009.
abstract: A family cluster of three cases of type E botulism were identified in south-east France in September 2009. The suspected food source of infection was a vacuum packed hot-smoked whitefish of Canadian origin purchased by the family during a visit to Finland and consumed several weeks later in France on the day prior to symptom onset. No leftover fish was available to confirm this hypothesis. Vacuum packed hot-smoked whitefish has previously been associated with cases of type E botulism in multiple countries, including Finland, Germany, the United States and Israel.
authors: Institut de Veille Sanitaire (French National Institute for Public Health Surveillance), Saint Maurice, France. l.king@invs.sante.fr
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: King
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Niskanen
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Junnikkala
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Moilanen
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lindstrom
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Korkeala
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Korhonen
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authors: M
authors: Popoff
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authors: Mazuet
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authors: Callon
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authors: Pihier
authors: F
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authors: Peloux
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authors: Ichai
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authors: Quintard
authors: P
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authors: Dellamonica
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Cua
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authors: Lasfargue
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Pierre
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authors: H
authors: de Valk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D001906:Botulism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D002170:Canada; D047970:Clostridium botulinum type E / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005387:Finland; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005516:Food Microbiology; D018857:Food Packaging; D005519:Food Preservation; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D012034:Refrigeration; D012487:Salmonidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D013696:Temperature