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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 4(21), 2016

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.4.30117

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A cluster of three cases of botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F, France, August 2015

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Abstract

A cluster of three cases of food-borne botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F occurred in France in August 2015. All cases required respiratory assistance. Consumption of a Bolognese sauce at the same restaurant was the likely source of contamination. Clostridium baratii was isolated both from stool specimens from the three patients and ground meat used to prepare the sauce. This is the second episode reported in France caused by this rare pathogen.