Martins Portinha, InêsSaraiva, MargaridaTeixeira Lopes, TeresaCampos Cunha, Isabeldos Santos Silva, André FilipeP. Douillard, FrançoisKorkeala, HannuLindström, Miia2018-03-062018-03-062017-10-22http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5240Botulism is a statutory notifiable disease in Portugal since 1999, with 112 cases registered until 2015. The largest number of cases reported per year was 30 cases, from 2 outbreaks in 2000. Most foodborne cases were caused by botulinum neurotoxin type B found in home preserved meat products.The first infant botulism case occurred in 2012. Only one case of type F toxin was ever reported in Portugal.engSegurança AlimentarClostridium Botulinum type BBotulism Neurotoxin (BoNT) Bconference object