Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Restaurant-Associated Botulism
-- Vancouver, British Columbia
One proven and 20 suspect cases of botulism in Canada and the
western United States have been associated with eating at the White
Spot Restaurant on Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver between
August
27 and September 11, 1985. The patients have experienced onset of
symptoms up to 10 days following exposure. Physicians should be
aware
of the outbreak and are requested to report suspect cases to local
and
state public health authorities.
Reported by Health Protection Br, Dept of National Health and
Welfare,
Ottawa, Canada; Emergency and Epidemiological Operations Br, U.S.
Food
and Drug Administration; Enteric Diseases Br, Div of Bacterial
Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC.
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