Violet Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 The Oregon State Public Health Lab has confirmed that three Central Oregon residents,who were hospitalized, contracted botulism at a private barbeque. Deschutes County Health Services has conducted an investigation and implicated home-canned food as the source of the Botulism. Final testing results are pending. This was an isolated incident and Deschutes County Health Services has notified all involved individuals. Botulism in NOT spread person to person so there is no risk to the general public as a result of these cases. I have no other information, not the kind of food that was involved. Quote Link to comment
SurvivalMom78 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 If I can everything 100% by the book (like Ball and UGA) I shouldn't have to worry a lot about it right? I've finally gotten over my fear of pressure canning... But these stories make me worry! This is a good reminder we should always be careful- I wish we knew what food product it was. Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 No worries if you do it right. I hope to find out more information on the case. Usually they are turned over to CDC once they are verified cases. Quote Link to comment
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