title: Two cases of food-borne botulism in Finland caused by conserved olives, October 2011.
abstract: In October 2011 in Finland, two persons fell ill with symptoms compatible with botulism after having eaten conserved olives stuffed with almonds. One of these two died. Clostridium botulinum type B and its neurotoxin were detected in the implicated olives by PCR and mouse bioassay, respectively. The olives were traced back to an Italian manufacturer and withdrawn from the market. The public and other European countries were informed through media and Europe-wide notifications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. katri.jalava@thl.fi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jalava
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Selby
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pihlajasaari
authors.forename: E
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authors.lastname: Kolho
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authors.lastname: Dahlsten
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authors.lastname: Forss
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authors.lastname: Bäcklund
authors.forename: H
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authors.lastname: Korkeala
authors.forename: T
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authors.lastname: Honkanen-Buzalski
authors.forename: T
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authors.lastname: Hulkko
authors.forename: Y
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authors.lastname: Derman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Järvinen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kotilainen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kultanen
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authors.lastname: Ruutu
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authors.lastname: Lyytikaïnen
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authors.lastname: Lindström
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003014:Clostridium botulinum; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005387:Finland; D005506:Food Contamination; D057141:Food, Preserved / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D051379:Mice; D031658:Olea / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*