Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004
Research
Foodborne Botulism in the United States, 1990–2000
Jeremy Sobel*
, Nicole Tucker*, Alana Sulka*, Joseph McLaughlin*†1, and Susan Maslanka*
, Nicole Tucker*, Alana Sulka*, Joseph McLaughlin*†1, and Susan Maslanka*Table 1
States with five or more foodborne botulism cases, 1990–2000
| State | No. cases | Incidence/1,000,000a |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 103 | 19 |
| California | 37 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 20 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 18 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | 10 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 8 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 7 | 0.6 |
| Oregon | 6 | 0.2 |
| Ohio | 5 | <0.1 |
aUsing intercensal estimate, U.S. Census Bureau data.
