Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in the United States, 2001-2017

Carolina Lúquez; Leslie Edwards; Chelsey Griffin; Jeremy Sobel

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.713101

Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in the United States, 2001-2017

Front Microbiol. 2021 Jul 16:12:713101. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.713101. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Carolina Lúquez¹, Leslie Edwards¹, Chelsey Griffin¹, Jeremy Sobel¹

Affiliation

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Abstract

Foodborne botulism is an intoxication caused by ingestion of food containing botulinum neurotoxin. Cases of foodborne botulism are usually sporadic (single, unrelated) but outbreaks of two or more cases occur. In this mini-review we will examine the following for the period 2001-2017, in the United States: botulism surveillance data, outbreaks of botulism affecting 10 or more people, and the public health preparedness and response approach.

Keywords: Clostridium botulinum; botulism outbreak; epidemiology; foodborne botulism; public health.

Publication types

Review