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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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Safety and Pharmacokinetics of a Four Monoclonal Antibody Combination Against Botulinum C and D Neurotoxins. [PDF]

, 2019
Botulism is caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), the most poisonous substance known. BoNTs are also classified as Tier 1 biothreat agents due to their high potency and lethality.
Cobb, Ronald R, Conrad, Fraser, Espinoza, Yero, Garcia-Rodriguez, Consuelo, Kimbler, Angie, Kraus, Carl N, Marks, James D, Martinez, Zachary, Pham, Khanh, Riling, Kathryn, Snow, Doris M, Tomic, Milan T, Wong, David   +12 more
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Structural Insights into Rational Design of Single-Domain Antibody-Based Antitoxins against Botulinum Neurotoxins. [PDF]

, 2020
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is one of the most acutely lethal toxins known to humans, and effective treatment for BoNT intoxication is urgently needed. Single-domain antibodies (VHH) have been examined as a countermeasure for BoNT because of their high ...
Jin, Rongsheng, Lam, Kwok-Ho, McNutt, Patrick M, Ondeck, Celinia, Perry, Kay, Shoemaker, Charles B, Tremblay, Jacqueline M, Vazquez-Cintron, Edwin, Webb, Robert P   +8 more
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Abnormal neuroimaging in a case of infant botulism

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2015
We present the first case of abnormal neuroimaging in a case of infant botulism. The patient presented with clinical findings of constipation, bulbar weakness and descending, symmetric motor weakness which are consistent with the classic findings of ...
Ryan J Good, Kevin eMessacar, Nicholas V Stence, Craig A Press, Todd C Carpenter   +4 more
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The European Union One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract This report by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2024 in 27 Member States (MSs), the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and eight non‐MSs, according to the Zoonoses Directive 2003/99/EC.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
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Infant Botulism

The Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2010
Infant botulism is a rare condition caused by intestinal colonization with Clostridium botulinum. The enteric toxin causes intestinal immobility and progressive descending paralysis due to the effect on acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction and other cholinergic nerve terminals, particularly in the gut.
Eren, Cagan, Erdal, Peker, Murat, Dogan, Huseyin, Caksen   +3 more
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Diversity and assembly of the microbiome of a leguminous plant along an urbanization gradient

Oikos, Volume 2025, Issue 11, November 2025.
Interactions between plants and bacterial communities are essential for host physiology and broader ecosystem functioning, but plant–microbiome interactions can be disrupted by environmental change like urbanization. Here, we evaluated how urbanization affected the diversity and assembly of soil and white clover Trifolium repens microbiome communities.
David Murray‐Stoker, Laura Rossi, Marc T. J. Johnson   +2 more
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Conflicting Clinical Presentation of Infection with Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens in a 5-Month-Old Infant

Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice
We present a 5-month-old infant with a 1-day history of poor feeding and sudden progression into generalized weakness including septic shock syndrome after consumption of homemade food. Botulism and sepsis symptoms could be explained by the presence of a
Barbara Schaub, MD, Carolyn Luhman-Lunt, MD, Andrea Ott, MD, Maren Krüger, DSc, Martin Skiba, PhD, Sylvia Worbs, PhD, Brigitte G. Dorner, PhD, Michael Buettcher, MD, Martin B. Dorner, PhD   +8 more
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Breast and Nipple Dermatoses During Lactation

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 66, Issue 7, Page e386-e407, November 2025.
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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EPI Update, June 28, 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...

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