An Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism Caused by Clostridium botulinum BoNT/A3 in Pickled Eggs — Weihai City, Shandong Province, China, July 2024
At 07:01 and 09:39 on July 15, Weihai Municipal Hospital admitted two severely ill patients (Patient A and B) presenting with identical symptoms, including fatigue, foot/wrist drop, nausea, shortness of breath, chest tightness, dyspnea, paralysis, speech difficulties, blurred vision, diplopia, and ptosis (Figure 1). Both patients had consumed homemade pickled eggs. The … Read more