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Emergency Care Journal, 2008 Infant Botulism is a form of human botulism in which ingested spores of Clostridium botulinum germinate, colonize the infant’s colon, in which they produce botulinum neurotoxin.
Davide Lonati +8 more
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Botulism outbreak in a rural Ethiopia: a case series
BMC 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
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Botulism in fowls : types a and c, commonly called limberneck [PDF]
, 1924 "A brief statement of the cause of botulism in poultry, how it may be recognized in a flock, and how it may be combated."--Cover.Cover ...
Boughton, I.B., Graham, Robert
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Review of published research on primary dysautonomia of domestic animals
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract An article published in 1992 by Marion M. Pollin and I.R. Griffiths reviewed the topic of primary dysautonomias of the autonomic nervous system of unidentified origin in multiple domestic species, specifically cats, dogs and horses. Thirty‐one years later, we appear no closer to identifying the causal agents of these strikingly similar ...
Tanith Harte +3 more
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Botulism in cattle in Mato Grosso do Sul: History, current situation, and perspectives [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Botulism is a neuroparalytic disease caused by ingesting neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is a significant cause of cattle mortality in Brazil.
Stephanie C. Lima +7 more
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Breast and Nipple Dermatoses During Lactation
Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lactation and breastfeeding can present both psychological and physical challenges for breastfeeding mothers. In addition, many nursing mothers will also suffer from breast and nipple dermatoses during this period, compounding these difficulties. Common causes of breast and nipple dermatitis during lactation include eczema, psoriasis, mastitis,
Hamish Moore, Annabel Stevenson
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Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2003 Botulinum toxin is the most potent toxin known to humans and as little as 100 ng can be lethal. The toxin blocks peripheral cholinergic neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction and cholinergic autonomic nervous system by introducing an endopeptadase enzyme into the presynaptic side of the synapse.
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The currently circulating high‐pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the subtype H5 causes variable illness and death in wild and domestic birds and mammals, as well as in humans. This virus evolved from the Goose/Guangdong lineage of the HPAI H5 virus, which emerged in commercial poultry in China in 1996, spilled over into wild birds,
Thijs Kuiken +9 more
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Wound botulism in injectors of drugs: upsurge in cases in England during 2004. [PDF]
, 2005 Wound infections due to Clostridium botulinum were not recognised in the UK and Republic of Ireland before 2000. C. botulinum produces a potent neurotoxin which can cause paralysis and death. In 2000 and 2001, ten cases were clinically recognised, with a
Akbulut, D +10 more
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Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary Borna disease is an acute to subacute, rarely chronic non‐purulent meningoencephaylomyelitis affecting mainly horses and sheep. This case series describes the clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, outcome and post‐mortem findings of five horses and two donkeys with this condition. The equids affected were geldings or mares of various breeds and
I. L. Piotrowski, M. Hilbe, H. K. Junge
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