Mild Botulism From Illicitly Brewed Alcohol in a Large Prison Outbreak in Mississippi.
alcohol
botulism
cranial nerve palsies
mild illness
outbreak
prison
pruno
Journal
Frontiers in public health
ISSN: 2296-2565
Titre abrégé: Front Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101616579
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
08
06
2021
accepted:
19
07
2021
entrez:
10
9
2021
pubmed:
11
9
2021
medline:
27
10
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Botulism is typically described as a rapidly progressing, severe neuroparalytic disease. Foodborne botulism is transmitted through consuming food or drink that has been contaminated with botulinum toxin. During a botulism outbreak linked to illicitly brewed alcohol (also known as "hooch" or "pruno") in a prison, 11 (35%) of 31 inmates that consumed contaminated hooch had mild illnesses. This includes 2 inmates with laboratory confirmed botulism. The most frequently reported signs and symptoms among the 11 patients with mild illness included dry mouth (91%), hoarse voice (91%), difficulty swallowing (82%), fatigue (82%), and abdominal pain (82%). Foodborne botulism is likely underdiagnosed and underreported in patients with mild illness. Botulism should be considered on the differential diagnosis for patients with cranial nerve palsies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34504830
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.716615
pmc: PMC8421542
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
716615Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Marlow, Edwards, McCrickard, Francois Watkins, Anderson, Hand, Taylor, Dykes, Byers and Chatham-Stephens.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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