Outbreak caused by sauted onions, IL

1
BOTULISM (foodborne) -- reported cases by year,
United States, 1980-2000
110
Laboratory-confirmed cases
National Notifiable Diseases
100
Surveillance System (NNDSS) data
90

• Outbreak caused by sautéed onions, IL

80
Outbreak caused by
70
baked potatoes, TX
Outbreak caused by fermented
fish/sea products, AK
60
Reported Cases
50
40
30
20
10
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Year
Data from annual survey of State Epidemiologists
and Directors of State Public Health Laboratories.