The largest Clostridium perfringens outbreak sickened 426 people
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Staphylococcus aureus caused the most outbreaks while Clostridium perfringens was behind the largest incidents, according to a study in Spain.
Researchers assessed bacterial toxin-related outbreaks reported to the Spanish National Surveillance Network (RENAVE) between 2015 and 2023. The pathogens included Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, and Staphylococcus aureus.
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