Abstract
Two severe familial cases of botulism were reported to the health authorities in Brittany, north-west France, on 11 August 2008. An investigation was undertaken to identify additional cases, the vehicle of transmission, and to put in place adapted control measures.
Highlights
Serum samples from the cases and samples recovered from the food investigation were analysed by the National reference laboratory (NRL) for anaerobic bacteria and botulism at the Pasteur Institute, Paris
The presence of botulinum toxin was confirmed by intraperiteonal administration of patient serum to mice, and the toxin type was ascertained by the specific neutralisation technique
A trivalent antitoxin was administered to the patients on 13 August. This antitoxin was imported from a commercial laboratory in Germany as botulism antitoxins are not commercially available in France
Summary
Two s eve r e cas e s o f botu l i s m asso c iate d w ith industrial ly producedchickenenchiladas , France , August 2008. Two severe familial cases of botulism were reported to the health authorities in Brittany, north-west France, on 11 August 2008. An investigation was undertaken to identify additional cases, the vehicle of transmission, and to put in place adapted control measures
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