Botulism — Worldwide/Unknown
State health officials say this afternoon, 27 Apr 2015, that potato salad made with home-canned potatoes is the likely source of a deadly botulism outbreak at a Lancaster church potluck. Last week, the Ohio Department of Health said tests showed that 6 food samples taken from the 19 Apr 2015 potluck had tested positive for botulism. Sietske de Fijter, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Diseases for the state, said health officials were able to narrow the likely food culprits by interviewing
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