background botulism is a toxin-induced paralytic illness characterized by cranial nerve palsies and descending flaccid paralysis. botulinum toxin is regarded as the most lethal ever-known substance. the diagnosis in sporadic cases and even in small outbreaks is the main physicians’ challenge. the aim of this study was to assess clinical presentations of 80 cases of botulism referred to loghman ...

Letters Letters Letters Letters Letters similar to Campylobacter than to Salmonella ratios? The total estimated cases of these illnesses would increase by a factor of 40. The inadequacy of simply applying a Salmonella-based multiplier to the number of cases reported from outbreaks can be demonstrated by applying that multiplier to the total number of cases reported in all foodborne disease outb...

Estimates of the economic costs associated with foodborne disease are important to inform public health decision-making. In 2008, 57 cases of listeriosis and 24 deaths in Canada were linked to contaminated delicatessen meat from one meat processing plant. Costs associated with the cases (including medical costs, nonmedical costs, and productivity losses) and those incurred by the implicated pla...

Several devastating outbreaks of foodborne diseases have been reported in the African region including acute aflatoxicosis in Kenya in 2004 and bromide poisoning in Angola in 2007. There are concerns about transmission of multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria and pesticide residues in foods. The globalization of the food trade which could increase the spread of food contaminants internationall...