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- In 2002, Poland reported 85 cases of foodborne botulism, with a low incidence rate of 0.22 per 100,000 people.
- Most cases (67%) occurred in rural areas, with meat dishes, particularly homemade conserves and commercial sausages, being the primary source of the botulinum toxin.
- The year also saw five fatalities from foodborne botulism, involving three men and two women.
Article Abstract
A total of 85 foodborne botulism were registered in Poland in 2002, with corresponding incidence 0.22 per 100,000 population. In rural areas were registered 67% of cases and in urban areas--33% (adequately--incidence 0.39 and 0.12). There were 53 outbreaks of one person noted, 11 outbreaks of two people, 2 outbreaks of three, and 1 outbreak of four people. Meat dishes were the main vehicle of botulinum toxin (58 cases; 68.2%). Out of them, home made conserves (bottling jars) prepared from pork meat (23.5% of cases) and commercial produced sausages (20.0%) prevailed as vehicles. Five deaths (three men and two women) from foodborne botulism were registered in Poland in 2002.
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