# Clostridium botulinum outbreak — Ohio, 2015-04
> **Food** · Confirmed · 29 ill / 28 hosp / 2 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-f53cdaa395d0
- **Date:** 2015-04
- **State:** Ohio
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Clostridium botulinum
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Private home/residence
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 29
- **Hospitalizations:** 28
- **Deaths:** 2
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** Home made Potato Salad
- **Contaminated ingredient:** potatoes
- **IFSAC category:** Root/Underground

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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