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Infant botulism in the United States: An epidemiologic study of cases occurring outside of California

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  • Morris Jr., J.G.
  • Snyder, J.D.
  • Wilson, R.
  • Feldman, R.A.

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Data were obtained for the 96 hospitalized cases of infant botulism reported to the Centers for Disease Control between 1976-1980 from all states other than California. Forty-one cases were associated with Clostridium botulinum type A, 53 with type B, one with type F, and one with a strain of C. botulinum capable of producing both type B and F toxin. Cases occurred in 25 states; the disease was more common in the western part of the United States, with the highest attack rate reported for Utah and New Mexico. Birth-weights of hospitalized infants with infant botulism tended to be high compared with birth-weights in the United States population. Mothers of infants with infant botulism tended to be older and better educated than mothers in the general population. Seventy percent of infants had been predominantly breast-fed; breast-feeding in type B cases was associated with a significantly older age at onset of illness.

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  • Morris Jr., J.G. & Snyder, J.D. & Wilson, R. & Feldman, R.A., 1983. "Infant botulism in the United States: An epidemiologic study of cases occurring outside of California," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 73(12), pages 1385-1388.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1983:73:12:1385-1388_4
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