Annual Epidemiological Report for 2015: Botulism

European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 04/30/2018 This five-page report is based on data for 2015 retrieved from the European Surveillance System (TESSy). It found that in 2015, 18 European Union/European Economic Area countries reported 201 cases of botulism, 146 of which (72.6 percent) were confirmed. Twelve countries notified zero cases. The report discusses methods, epidemiology, age and gender distribution, seasonable distribution and trend, threats description for 2015, and public health implications. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news