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Therapeutic efficacy of equine botulism antitoxin in Rhesus macaques. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
There are currently no licensed vaccines available for prevention of botulism in humans. The vaccination is not desirable due to expanding therapeutic indications of botulinum toxins.
Shantha Kodihalli   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The threat of a new tetanus outbreak due to urban flooding disaster requires vigilance: a narrative review

open access: yesAcute Medicine &Surgery, Volume 10, Issue 1, January/December 2023., 2023
Tetanus prevention is largely dependent on adequate vaccination, but it might also be influenced by climate change and not necessarily the level of development of a country. In the future, it will be necessary for not only developing countries but also developed countries that are susceptible to climate change to be on guard against urban flooding ...
Junko Yamaguchi, Kosaku Kinoshita
wiley   +1 more source

Release of vasopressin from isolated permeabilized neurosecretory nerve terminals is blocked by the light chain of botulinum A toxin [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
The intracellular action on exocytosis of botulinim A toxin and constituent chains was studied using permeabilized isolated nerve endings from the rat neural lobe. The release of the neuropeptide vasopressin was measured by radioimmunoassay.
Dayanithi, G.   +4 more
core   +6 more sources

Nasal transmission of equine parvovirus hepatitis

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 36, Issue 6, Page 2238-2244, November/December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background Equine parvovirus hepatitis (EqPV‐H) is highly prevalent and causes subclinical to fatal hepatitis, which can occur in outbreaks. Whereas iatrogenic transmission is well documented, the mode of horizontal transmission is not known.
Joy E. Tomlinson   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wound Botulism Caused by Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in a Chronic Parenteral Drug Abuser

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurology, 2020
Botulism is an acute paralytic disease caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT)-mediated inhibition of neurosignaling at the neuromuscular junction. BoNTs are produced by gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria from the genus Clostridium,most ...
Sohun Awsare   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Botulism in Spain: Epidemiology and Outcomes of Antitoxin Treatment, 1997–2019

open access: yesToxins, 2022
Background: Botulism is a low incidence but potentially fatal infectious disease caused by neurotoxins produced mainly by Clostridium botulinum.
Marina Peñuelas   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exposure‐Response Modeling and Simulation to Support Human Dosing of Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent Product

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, Volume 112, Issue 1, Page 171-180, July 2022., 2022
Botulism antitoxin heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G – Equine; BAT) product is a sterile solution of F(ab')2 and F(ab')2‐related antibody fragments prepared from plasma obtained from horses that have been immunized with a specific serotype of botulinum toxoid and toxin.
Martin Beliveau   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunological Characterization and Neutralizing Ability of Monoclonal Antibodies Directed Against Botulinum Neurotoxin Type H. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BackgroundOnly Clostridium botulinum strain IBCA10-7060 produces the recently described novel botulinum neurotoxin type H (BoNT/H). BoNT/H (N-terminal two-thirds most homologous to BoNT/F and C-terminal one-third most homologous to BoNT/A) requires ...
Arnon, Stephen S   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2019

open access: yesHong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 29, Issue 4, Page 236-247, July 2022., 2022
Background: The Hong Kong Poison Information Centre (HKPIC) provides consultation service to health care professionals and collect epidemiological data on poisoning in Hong Kong since 2005. Objective: To report and analyse the data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre on poisoning in 2019.
Tin Yat Anthony Chow   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Botulism outbreak in a rural Ethiopia: a case series

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Foodborne botulism, a toxin-mediated illness caused by Clostridium botulinum, is a public health emergency. Types A, B, and E C. botulinum toxins commonly cause human disease.
Tigist Bacha   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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