Botulism

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.

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Treatment

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Further reading

• Clostridium Botulinum In The Food Chain, By Dr. Rhodri Evans, Department of Industrial Microbiology, University College, Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. Published in Hygiene Review 1997, under the auspices of The Society of Food Hygiene Technology. [2]

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