Table 2. Number of laboratory confirmed cases by regions and type of botulism, Italy, 1986–2015 (n=466).
| Region | Food-borne botulism | Infant botulism | Wound botulism | Adult intestinal colonisation botulism |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piemonte | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Valle d’Aosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lombardia | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Trentino Alto Adige | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veneto | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Friuli Venezia Giulia | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Liguria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilia Romagna | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Toscana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marche | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umbria | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lazio | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Sardegna | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abruzzo | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Molise | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Campania | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Basilicata | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puglia | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Calabria | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sicilia | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 421 | 36 | 6 | 3 |