Asymptomatic Carriage of C. botulinum Type D/C in Broiler Flocks as the Source of Contamination of a Massive Botulism Outbreak on a Dairy Cattle Farm
In winter 2018, a massive type D/C cattle botulism outbreak occurred on a mixed dairy and broiler farm in France.An investigation was conducted based on Urological Accessories the hypothesis of asymptomatic carriage in poultry.We set out to identify the source of contamination of the dairy cattle and to monitor the contamination of broilers over ti