Botulism
Botulism is caused by a botulinum toxin, which is a poison produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The bacterium is commonly found in the soil in the form of spores.
Botulism in Ireland, 2004-2017
Year | Number of cases |
2004 | 0 |
2005 | 0 |
2006 | 1 |
2007 | 0 |
2008* | 7 |
2009 | 0 |
2010 | 0 |
2011 | 1 |
2012 | 0 |
2013 | 1 |
2014 | 1 |
2015 | 0 |
2016 | 0 |
2017 | 0 |
* 6 cases were associated with an outbreak amongst injecting drug users
Last updated: 18 April 2019