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Emergency response to a cluster of suspected food-borne botulism in Abuja, Nigeria: challenges with diagnosis and treatment in a resource-poor setting

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Food-borne botulism is a rare, acute and potentially fatal neurologic disorder that results from ingestion of food contaminated by botulinum toxin released from the anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
Oyeladun Okunromade, Mahmood Muazu Dalhat, Aminatu Makarfi Umar, Augustine Olajide Dada, Jamilu Nikau, Lamin Maneh, Okokon Ita Ita, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku, Olubunmi Ojo, Chikwe Ihekweazu   +10 more
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Wound Botulism in Black Tar Heroin Injecting Users: A Case Series

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021
The incidence of wound botulism in injection drug users has increased since the introduction of black tar heroin. Many species of the Clostridium genus, most commonly Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium baratii , and Clostridium butyricum , have been ...
Nadia Raza MD, Sandhya Dhital MS, Valerie Elise Espinoza MS, Roopam Jariwal MD, Chien-Wai Chiu MD, Michael Valdez MD, Arash Heidari MD, FACP, Greti Petersen MD, FACP, Katayoun Sabetian MD   +8 more
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Use of Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G)—(Equine) (BAT^®) in Clinical Study Subjects and Patients: A 15-Year Systematic Safety Review

Toxins, 2021
Botulism is a rare, sometimes fatal paralytic illness caused by botulinum neurotoxins. BAT® (Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G)—(Equine)) is an equine-derived heptavalent botulinum antitoxin indicated for the treatment of symptomatic ...
Geraldine S. Parrera, Hugo Astacio, Priya Tunga, Deborah M. Anderson, Christine L. Hall, Jason S. Richardson   +5 more
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BOTOX injection to treat strabismus after infant botulism type B infection

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Purpose: The significance of botulinum toxin to ophthalmologists is twofold. Botulism, a medical emergency, frequently presents with ocular findings including blurred vision, diplopia, ptosis, and photophobia as a result of the neurotoxin produced by ...
Sarah G. Bonaffini, Victoria Cocozza, Jing Jin   +2 more
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First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing Clostridium botulinum strain

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Botulism, a rare life-threatening toxemia, is probably underdiagnosed in all of its forms in Africa. This study reports the first laboratory-supported case of infant botulism on the African continent.
Marné N. Vosloo, Christoffel J. Opperman, Hermanus D.W. Geyer, Grace M. Setshedi, Mushal Allam, Stanford Kwenda, Arshad Ismail, Zamantungwa T.H. Khumalo, Adrian J. Brink, John A. Frean, Jennifer Rossouw   +10 more
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Wound botulism caused by Clostridium subterminale after a heroin injection

Infectious Disease Reports, 2018
Botulism is caused by toxin production from many species of Clostridium, most commonly Clostridium botulinum as well as C. baratii and C. butyricum. Development of wound botulism is associated with injection drug users but has also been described in ...
Paris A. Cook, Aimee Mishler, Dan Quan, Ashley Parrish-Garcia   +3 more
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Neurotropic Effect of Botulinum Toxin and the Potential of Specific Serum Therapy in Botulism (Review)

Безопасность и риск фармакотерапии
INTRODUCTION. The outbreak of foodborne botulism that occurred in Russia in June 2024 once again demonstrated the danger of this rather rare but severe infectious disease caused by ingesting botulinum neurotoxin.
E. M. Eliseeva, I. A. Mazerkina, A. A. Chistokhina   +2 more
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Intestinal Toxemia Botulism in 3 Adults, Ontario, Canada, 2006–2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
Five cases of intestinal toxemia botulism in adults were identified within an 18-month period in or near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We describe findings for 3 of the 5 case-patients.
Yolanda D. Sheppard, Dean Middleton, Yvonne Whitfield, Felix Tyndel, Shariq Haider, Jamie Spiegelman, Richard H. Swartz, Mark P. Nelder, Stacey L. Baker, Lisa Landry, Ross MacEachern, Sherri Deamond, Lorrie Ross, Garth Peters, Michelle Baird, David Rose, Greg Sanders, John W. Austin   +17 more
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Type C botulism outbreak in free-ranging waterfowl in Goiás

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2022
: Botulism is generally a fatal disease caused by ingestion of neurotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum. The present study describes the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory aspects of a type C botulism outbreak in free-living aquatic birds ...
Andressa S. Martins, Tamires A. Silva, Isabella C.C.R. Rosa, Alexia G.F. Oliveira, Márcio P. Oliveira, Júlia R. Saraiva, Iveraldo S. Dutra, Ana Carolina Borsanelli   +7 more
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A Case of Botulism Fast Adjusting with Antitoxin Administration in the Early Period and the Use of Electromyography in Diagnosis

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2021
Botulism is a rare but potentially life-threatening neuroparalytic syndrome caused by the action of a neurotoxin caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Early diagnosis and early treatment is important. In cases where botulism occurs sporadically,
Edin Botan, Serhan Özcan, Merve Havan, Emrah Gün, Merve Feyza Yüksel, Serdar Balsak, Özge Güzelmansur, Ömer Bektaş, Tanıl Kendirli   +8 more
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