Clostridium perfringens gastroenteritis associated with corned beef served at St. Patrick's Day meals--Ohio and Virginia, 1993.

Clostridium perfringens is a common infectious cause of outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States, especially outbreaks in which cooked beef is the implicated source. This report describes two outbreaks of C. perfringens gastroenteritis following St. Patrick's Day meals in Ohio and Virginia during 1993.