Two cases of food-borne botulism in Finland caused by conserved olives, October 2011.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011;
16:20034. [PMID:
22172330 DOI:
10.2807/ese.16.49.20034-en]
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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 The olives were traced back to an Italian manufacturer and withdrawn from the market.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.
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