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BOTULISM IN NEW MEXICO

BOTULISM IN NEW MEXICO BOTULISM, fortunately, is relatively rare. A study of the cases reported in New Mexico from Jan. 1, 1936 to June 1, 1947 revealed fifteen outbreaks, with 44 persons affected and 30 deaths. These outbreaks occurred in twelve different counties in various parts of the state. Of the persons affected, 30 had eaten home-canned green chili; 2, hamburgers; 1, sardines; 2, home-canned green beans; 4, home-canned peaches, and 1, pimiento loaf, while for 4 the cause was not determined. Little has been written about the disease. Few textbooks devote more than half a page to it. The five volume work of von Pfaundler and Schlossman,1 edited by Peterman, includes less than one-half page. The organism causing botulism is Clostridium botulinum, types A and B, an anaerobic organism which grows only in a nonacid medium. It is readily destroyed by heat, by a 3 per cent solution of phenol or by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

BOTULISM IN NEW MEXICO

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1948 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0096-8994
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1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1948.02030020214005
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Abstract

BOTULISM, fortunately, is relatively rare. A study of the cases reported in New Mexico from Jan. 1, 1936 to June 1, 1947 revealed fifteen outbreaks, with 44 persons affected and 30 deaths. These outbreaks occurred in twelve different counties in various parts of the state. Of the persons affected, 30 had eaten home-canned green chili; 2, hamburgers; 1, sardines; 2, home-canned green beans; 4, home-canned peaches, and 1, pimiento loaf, while for 4 the cause was not determined. Little has been written about the disease. Few textbooks devote more than half a page to it. The five volume work of von Pfaundler and Schlossman,1 edited by Peterman, includes less than one-half page. The organism causing botulism is Clostridium botulinum, types A and B, an anaerobic organism which grows only in a nonacid medium. It is readily destroyed by heat, by a 3 per cent solution of phenol or by

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American journal of diseases of children – American Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1948

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