Botulism Poisoning Traced to Unusual Source; Investigators Cite Contamination of Processed Cheese in Outbreak of Rare Ailment From: The Washington Post | Date: October 8, 1996| Author: Sandra G. Boodman | Copyright 1996 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

As a cause of food poisoning, botulism is one of the rarest culprits and one of the deadliest.

Because so few physicians have ever seen a case of botulism (between 1983 and 1992, an average of 22 cases annually were reported to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), an outbreak may remain undetected. That is particularly likely if patients don't get very sick and if they have not eaten foods associated with previous botulism outbreaks, such as home-canned vegeta...

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