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Botulism in Cattle

Julie Williams, Robert H. Whitlock

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Case records of 31 herd outbreaks confirmed by the Pennsylvania Botulism Diagnostic Laboratory [PBDL] over the past 13 years (1984-1997) were reviewed. Only cases with positive isolation of the Clostridia botulinum toxin or culture of Clostridia botulinum spores capable of toxin production were included in our review.

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Case records of 31 herd outbreaks confirmed by the Pennsylvania Botulism Diagnostic Laboratory [PBDL] over the past 13 years (1984-1997) were reviewed. Only cases with positive isolation of the Clostridia botulinum toxin or culture of Clostridia botulinum spores capable of toxin production were included in our review.

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Case records of 31 herd outbreaks confirmed by the Pennsylvania Botulism Diagnostic Laboratory [PBDL] over the past 13 years (1984-1997) were reviewed. Only cases with positive isolation of the Clostridia botulinum toxin or culture of Clostridia botulinum spores capable of toxin production were included in our review.

Key concepts: Botulism, Clostridia, Clostridium botulinum, Outbreak, Isolation (microbiology), Microbiology, Clostridiaceae, Herd

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