Outbreak of type A botulism and development of a botulism surveillance and antitoxin release system in Argentina.
- 14 April 1999
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 281 (14) , 1334-1340
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.14.1334
Abstract
Botulism is an important public health problem in Argentina, but obtaining antitoxin rapidly has been difficult because global supplies are limited. In January 1998, a botulism outbreak occurred in Buenos Aires.Keywords
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