Thought these data on botulism in Europe might be of interest to some
of you foodies.
peace
misha
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BOTULISM ADVISORY, BOTTLED VEGETABLES - EUROPE (02)
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A ProMED-mail post
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 07:02:47 +0000
From: Steve Berger
The following background information in botulism in selected European
countries was abstracted from the GIDEON software program.
During 1990 to 1992, botulism accounted for 7% of all food-related
outbreaks reported in Hungary and Portugal; 3% in Germany, in Romania
and Sweden; 1% in Spain.
Czechoslovakia (former):
76 cases were reported during 1961 to 1989, with highest incidence in
southern and central Bohemia.
Denmark:
Four outbreaks (7 cases, one fatal) occurred on the Faroe Islands
during 1987 to 1989, and were traced to dried mutton. As of 1998, only
a single case of infant botulism has been confirmed.
France:
87 episodes of botulism (one or more cases) were reported during 1987
to 1996. All cases reported during 1993 to 1996 were due to type B
toxin, with highest incidence in the central region. 56% of outbreaks
during 1993 to 1996 were ascribed to ham products.
Germany:
The mean incidence during 1983 to 1990 was 22.75 cases per year.
Italy:
Vegetable preserves are implicated in 57%, and ham and sausage in 15%.
Recent outbreaks have been related to mushrooms in oil, pickled
olives, roasted egg plant in oil and fresh-cheese mascarpone.
Netherlands:
No cases were reported during 1990 to 1997.
Norway:
One case was reported in 1981; 0 during 1982 to 1990; 2 in 1991; 9
during 1992 to 1997
Poland:
314 cases were reported in 1989; 328 in 1990; 173 in 1991; 484 during
1993 to 1996
Spain:
- - 104 episodes of botulism were reported during 1969 to 1995,
including 43 patients in 35 episodes during 1990 to 1995. Seven
episodes were reported in 1990; 2 in 1991; 8 in 1992; 8 in 1993; 5 in
1994; 5 in 1995. - - 22.2% of botulism episodes reported during 1969
to 1994 occurred in Andalucia, and 11.1% in Castilla y Leon. - - No
cases of infant botulism were reported in 1990, 1991 and 1995; cases
were reported in 1993 and 1994. - - During 1990 to 1995, vegetables
were implicated in 71.4% of botulism episodes, and meat in 17.1%.
Sweden:
One case was reported in 1984; 0 1985 to 1989; 1 in 1990; 2 in 1991; 2
during 1992 to 1997.
Switzerland:
One case was reported in 1988; 0 in 1989; 0 in 1990; 2 in 1991; 12
during 1992 to 1995 (none fatal; all in 1993 during an outbreak
associated with ham)
United Kingdom:
The largest reported outbreak occurred in June 1989 and involved 27
cases (1 fatal) who had ingested contaminated hazelnut yoghurt. Two
cases (one fatal) were ascribed to imported mushrooms in 1998.
Botulism - number of cases reported, by country and year
YEAR
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
France 22 10 28 8 10 12
Italy 26 39 28 41 58 *
Netherl. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 0 0 1 0 0 8
Poland 143 116 118 107
Sweden 0 0 2 1 1 0
Switzer. 0 12 0 0
* January through November
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Dr. Steve Berger
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