Cluster of two cases of botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F in France, November 2014

C Castor; C Mazuet; M Saint-Leger; S Vygen; J Coutureau; M Durand; M R Popoff; N Jourdan Da Silva

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.6.21031

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Cluster of two cases of botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F in France, November 2014
C Castor¹ , C Mazuet² , M Saint-Leger³ , S Vygen^1,4 , J Coutureau¹ , M Durand³ , M R Popoff² , N Jourdan Da Silva⁵
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Affiliations: ¹ French Institute of Public Health, Department of Coordination of Alerts and Regions, Regional office in Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France ² National Reference Centre (NRC) for anaerobic bacteria and botulism, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France ³ Périgueux Hospital Centre, Intensive care unit, Périgueux, France ⁴ European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ⁵ French Institute of Public Health, Department of Infectious Disease, Saint-Maurice, France

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C Castor
christine.castor ars.sante.fr
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Citation style for this article: Castor C, Mazuet C, Saint-Leger M, Vygen S, Coutureau J, Durand M, Popoff M R, Jourdan Da Silva N. Cluster of two cases of botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F in France, November 2014. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(6):pii=21031. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.6.21031 Received: 03 Feb 2015

Abstract

The first two cases in France of botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F were identified in November 2014, in the same family. Both cases required prolonged respiratory assistance. One of the cases had extremely high toxin serum levels and remained paralysed for two weeks. Investigations strongly supported the hypothesis of a common exposure during a family meal with high level contamination of the source. However, all analyses of leftover food remained negative.