 Clostridial necrotizing enteritis

Clostridial necrotizing enteritis (CNE), is a potentially fatal type of food poisoning caused by a β-toxin of "Clostridium perfringens", Type C. It occurs in some developing countries, but was also documented in Germany following World War II, where it was called "Darmbrand" (meaning bowel necrosis).The toxin is normally inactivated by certain proteolytic enzymes and by normal cooking, but when these protections are impeded, and high protein is consumed, the disease emerges.