In Kiev, a new outbreak of botulism

The man could suffer from dried fish.

Wednesday, November 1, in Kiev, was the case of botulism, which can be associated with the consumption of fish products.

As reported in the Department of Gospodarevskaya in the capital, it became clear that the patient and his wife ate fish products – dried roach purchased at the grocery store in the Kiev region.

The victim was hospitalized in the intensive care Department of Kyiv city clinical hospital No. 3, he was introduced protivobotulinicheskoy serum in her absence.

With a view to adopting preventive measures on a case of botulism reported to the Main office of Gospodarevskaya in the Kiev region.

Botulism is an acute poisoning caused by Clostridium botulinum contained in improperly prepared and stored canned goods.

The main route of transmission is food, due to the use of canned at home food. This files most often recorded diseases associated with the use of mushrooms home canning, smoked or dried fish, meat and sausage products, canned legumes. These products often cause group, “family” outbreaks.

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