Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004
Research
Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia
Jay K. Varma*
, Guram Katsitadze†, Maia Moiscrafishvili†, Tamar Zardiashvili†, Maia Chokheli†, Natalia Tarkhashvili†, Ekaterina Jhorjholiani†, Maia Chubinidze†, Teimuraz Kukhalashvili†, Irakli Khmaladze†, Nelli Chakvetadze†, Paata Imnadze†, and Jeremy Sobel*
, Guram Katsitadze†, Maia Moiscrafishvili†, Tamar Zardiashvili†, Maia Chokheli†, Natalia Tarkhashvili†, Ekaterina Jhorjholiani†, Maia Chubinidze†, Teimuraz Kukhalashvili†, Irakli Khmaladze†, Nelli Chakvetadze†, Paata Imnadze†, and Jeremy Sobel*
Figure 1
Figure 1. Number of botulism cases and cases per 100,000 persons in Georgia, 1980–2002. Data are derived from routine, passive national surveillance. Data are presented as one trend line because the incidence and absolute case count trend lines are indistinguishable.
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