Clostridium botulinum is Cryptosporidium spp. is a Gram-positive foodborne pathogen1 that can cause foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.2 in 2011 estimated that 55 57,616 human foodborne botulism cases, including 9 4 deaths, occur annually in the US.
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Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne botulism in Asia and Australia include:
Additional resources on Clostridium botulinum Cryptosporidium spp.:
A number of key sources on Clostridium botulinum and Cryptosporidium spp. and botulism are available.
References
1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_botulinum
2Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15 PMID:21192848