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PRO/EDR> Botulism – Armenia: (SH) home-preserved food

Botulism -- ArmeniaTwo residents in Armenia's 2nd-largest city of Gyumri in the northwestern province of Shirak were hospitalized with botulism, a disease that usually occurs after eating improperly cooked or preserved foods. The ministry of health said an epidemiological examination found that a possible cause of poisoning is either preserved peppers or a home-made eggplant product.According to the ministry, the day after eating these foods the patients developed symptoms of botulism -- nausea, Read more [...]