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Bacterial contamination monitor [PDF]
, 1973 Economical, simple, and fast method uses apparatus which detects bacteria by photography. Apparatus contains camera, film assembly, calibrated light bulb, opaque plastic plate with built-in reflecting surface and transparent window section, opaque slide,
Macleod, N. H., Rich, E.
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Botulism: life-threatening illness
One Health & Risk Management, 2021 Introduction. Botulism is a potentially fatal syndrome of diffuse, flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
Adan Raed ABO ARKIA
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Difficulties in Diagnosing Food-Borne Botulism
Case Reports in Neurology, 2012 Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by neurotoxins (types A–G) produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Symptoms of food-borne botulism most commonly appear 12–36 h after eating contaminated food, but the earliest neurological symptoms ...
Nina Forss +4 more
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Cranial Neuropathies and Neuromuscular Weakness: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2017 We describe a case of wound botulism initially thought to represent Miller-Fisher variant Guillain-Barré syndrome (MFS). Botulism classically presents with the so-called “four D’s” (diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia, dry mouth) with symmetric, descending ...
Daniel Z. Adams +2 more
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Equine grass sickness : the geochemical connection [PDF]
, 2011 A new study uses the British Geological Survey’s geochemical map to investigate whether minerals in the environment are a factor in this predominantly fatal neurodegenerative disease of ...
Fordyce, F.M. +4 more
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Diplopia as the primary presentation of foodborne botulism
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Foodborne botulism is a serious condition caused by Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin. Clinically, botulism presents as bilateral cranial nerve neuropathy and descending paralysis.
Hamid Khakshoor +4 more
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Knowledge of botulism among health care students [PDF]
, 2010 Scholarly project (M.S.)
Schmidt, Kara Marie
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OCORRÊNCIA DE BOTULISMO EM BOVINOS CONFINADOS NO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2010 Botulism is the intoxication caused by a neurotoxin produced by the Clostridium botulinum, distinguished by flacid or complete skeletal musculature paralysis. This study reports a botulism outbrake in feedlot bovine, fed with corn silage.
Franciele Maboni +4 more
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Iatrogenic botulism after intragastric botulinum neurotoxin injections – a major outbreak
Neurological Research and PracticeBackground Intragastric botulinum neurotoxin injections (IBNI) are offered off-label in the private medical sector in a few European countries as a safe and effective weight-loss measure.
Tsepo Goerttler +30 more
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Review of best management practices for aquatic vegetation control in stormwater ponds, wetlands, and lakes [PDF]
, 2013 Auckland Council (AC) is responsible for the development and operation of a stormwater network across the region to avert risks to citizens and the environment.
Champion, Paul +10 more
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