title: [Familiar outbreak of botulism at Ceará state, Brazil: case report].
abstract: Report of a family outbreak of botulism food poisoning involving a death, where gaps in the completion of medical records were identified. The study aimed to describe the pathology and emphasize to health professionals the need to provide adequate information relevant to epidemiological investigation of compulsory notification diseases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Bioquímica Humana, Setor de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.
authors.forename: Morgana Maria de Oliveira
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barboza
authors.forename: Norival Ferreira dos
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Oscarina Viana de
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000992:Antitoxins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003014:Clostridium botulinum; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005190:Family; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000992:Antitoxins; D001905:Botulinum Toxins