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Botulism in Brazil, 2000-2008: epidemiology, clinical findings and laboratorial...
Rowlands, Ruth Estela Gravato; Ristori, Christiane Asturiano; Lopes, Giselle Ibette S. Lopez; Paula, Ana Maria Ramalho de; Sakuma, HarumiBotulism is a rare and potentially lethal illness caused by Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin. We describe the findings of a laboratorial investigation of 117 suspected cases of botulism reported to the surveillance system in Brazil from January 2000 to October 2008. Data on the number and type of samples analyzed, type of toxins identified, reporting of the number of botulism cases and transmission sources are ...
Study about the sensibility in vitro of different strains of Vibrio cholerae 01...
Moraes, Ivany Rodrigues de; Gelli, Dilma Scala; Jakabi, Miyoko; Mastro, Nélida Lúcia DelThe presence of some microorganisms in food, or the metabolites originated during their own multiplication, may bring several diseases to humans: intoxications and foodborne infections. Among the agents that may cause those diseases, we find Vibrio cholerae 01. In this experiment, the studies are focused on the radiosensibility in vitro of four strains of V. cholerae 01, exposed to different doses of ionizing r...
Botulismo: considerações acerca de oito casos ocorridos no Triângulo Mineiro, M...
Ferreira, Marcelo Simão; Nishioka, Sérgio de Andrade; Almeida, Alair Benedito de; Silveira, Paulo Vitor Portella; Souza, Marcos César deBotulism constitutes a rare form of intoxication, particularly in our country. The only confirmed outbreak of this disease in Brazil occurred in the 50's in Rio Grande do Sul where nine persons acquired the disease after ingestion of home-canned fish. The present work reports an outbreak of type A botulism which occurred in eight members of the same family of whom seven contracted this food toxic infection afte...