Foodborne botulism in southwest Romania during the post-communism period 1990–2007

Map of Romania depicting the cumulative incidence of botulism events by county of residence, per 100 000 persons, in southwest Romania, 1990–2007. Outbreaks and sporadic cases are counted as one event. Data were derived from a review of the medical records at Victor Babes Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Timisoara. For comparison, the cumulative incidence rate of botulism events for the entire region was 1.4 per 100 000 persons.

Number of botulism cases and cases per 100 000 persons in southwest Romania during the period 1990–2007. There has been a constant decrease in the total number of botulism cases during the aforementioned period (dotted trend-line).