Table 5 Prevalence of Clostridium botulinum in fish and in water sediment
From: Major foodborne pathogens in fish and fish products: a review
Source | Country/year | No. of tested samples/positive samples (%) | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish from trout farms | Finland and Sweden/1995–1996 | 165/25 (15) | E | Hielm et al. (1998a) |
Sediment | 125/85 (68) | E | ||
Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras) | Finland/1994–1996 | 53/21 (40) | E | Hyytiä et al. (1998) |
Vendace (Coregonus albula) | 50/5 (10) | E | ||
Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) | USA/1999–2001 | 884/57 (7) | C | Nol et al. (2004) |
European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) | Finland/2003–2004 | 67/1 (1.5) | E | Merivirta et al. (2006) |
Freshwater fish | USA/1964 | 3240/536 (16.5) | E | Bott et al. (1966) |
Freshwater fish | Northern France/2002 | 4/1 (25) | B (70 %), A (22.5 %), E (9.6 %)* | Fach et al. (2002) |
Seawater fish | 175/29 (16.6) | |||
Sediment | 25/1 (4) | |||
Sediment | Baltic proper/1998 | 22/22 (100) | E | Hielm et al. (1998b) |
Sediment | Denmark/1980 | 212/194 (92) | E | Huss (1980) |