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Botulism cases in a federal correctional facility, Mississippi, June 1-19, 2016

Botulism cases (n = 31) in a federal correctional facility, by reported date of hooch exposure and symptom onset. Hooch is defined as an illicitly made alcoholic beverage. First exposure is defined as the first exposure to hooch occurring during June 1-19, 2016. Date of exposure was unknown for two inmates. (Source: McCrickard L, Marlow M, Self JL, et al. Notes from the field: botulism outbreak from drinking prison-made illicit alcohol in a federal correctional facility--Mississippi, June 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;65[52]:1491-2. Public domain.)