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Five outbreaks of botulism in waterbirds were encountered over a 5-yr period from 2004 to 2008 in Korea In October 2008, an outbreak of avian type C botulism affected approximately 2,000 wild waterbirds in the Namdong flood control basin, Incheon, South Korea Ecologic conditions, clinical signs exhibited by moribund birds, and lack of gross pathology and microbial evidence of infections disease, suggested botulinum intoxication Type C botulinum toxin was demonstrated in duck sera, liquid culture of intestinal tissue. and an extract of maggots taken from the carcasses Additionally, :34 of 40 (85 0%) sediment samples from the same area were positive (Or botulinum toxin by mouse bioassay using multivalent (types A-F) antiserum, indicating that toxigenic Clostridium was present in the environment This is tire most severe case of avian botulism documented m Korea
- 出版日期2010-7
