Clostridium botulinum in Jail

By |2023-03-17T09:44:02-07:00December 10th, 2012|Preparedness|

When most of us think botulism, we remember the old tales about “dented” cans and home canning, but we only get about one case every few years from bad home canning practices.  Last week, 8 inmates from a prison in Pinal County got botulism- our biggest outbreak since 2006. Botulism is a severe illness caused by a toxin [...]