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Anaerobe
; 56: 49-50, 2019 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30763675
RESUMO
Botulism type C was suspected in a 46-year old man after consumption of sick poultry from a flock where botulism type C was confirmed. The patient developed characteristic signs of botulism, but investigation of biological samples did not confirm the presence of Clostridium botulinum or botulinum toxin. Despite having classical botulism symptoms, the man recovered very quickly. This raises the question of botulism transmission to humans by ingestion of contaminated poultry.