Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in the United States, 2001–2017 [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Foodborne botulism is an intoxication caused by ingestion of food containing botulinum neurotoxin. Cases of foodborne botulism are usually sporadic (single, unrelated) but outbreaks of two or more cases occur.
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Foodborne Botulism: Neglected Diagnosis [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019 Botulism is rare neuroparalytic disease caused by botulinum toxin, one of the most toxic substances known. Foodborne botulism is caused by consumption of foods contaminated with botulinum toxin.
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Foodborne Botulism, Canada, 2006–2021 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 During 2006–2021, Canada had 55 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism, involving 67 cases. The mean annual incidence was 0.01 case/100,000 population.
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Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 Foodborne botulism is a potentially fatal, paralytic illness that can cause large outbreaks. A possible increase in botulism incidence during 2001 in Georgia prompted this study.
Jay K. Varma +12 more
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Tracing and characterization of foodborne botulism caused by the new MLST type Clostridium botulinum A2 in Hebei province, China [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyFoodborne botulism caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) remains an important form of botulism worldwide, with a high mortality rate and prolonged hospitalization time. Clostridium botulinum (C.
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Clinicopathological insights into an outbreak of foodborne botulism in Hamadan, Iran, in 2023: A microbiological and laboratory findings [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Background and Objective: Foodborne botulism is one of the potentially fatal forms of food poisoning, usually caused by ingestion of home-canned vegetables, fruits, and dairy and fish products.
Zohre Sadeghian, Fatemeh Torkaman Asadi
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Serotype Features of 17 Suspected Cases of Foodborne Botulism in China 2019–2022 Revealed by a Multiplex Immuno-Endopep-MS Method [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Diagnosis of botulism caused by multiple serotypes of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is still a challenge due to the lack of a reliable detection method. The present study develops a feasible laboratorial method based on an isotope dilution Immuno-Endopep ...
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Features of the First Case of Foodborne Botulism Caused by Dual-Toxin Clostridium parabotulinum Subtype A1(B5) in Spain [PDF]
ToxinsThe neurotoxin BoNT/B2 is the predominant Clostridium parabotulinum subtype in foodborne and infant botulism cases in Spain. This study characterizes a novel case of foodborne botulism in Spain caused by a dual-toxin A1(B5) strain.
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Familial Cluster of Foodborne Botulism Associated with Homemade Dairy Products: A Case Series [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports JournalKhadijeh Saravani,1 Amirhosein Kamrava,2 Javad Poursamimi3 1Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Zabol University of Medical Science, Zabol, Iran; 2Student Research Committee, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran; 3Department of ...
Saravani K, Kamrava A, Poursamimi J
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Pan-Genomic Analysis of Clostridium botulinum Group II (Non-Proteolytic C. botulinum) Associated with Foodborne Botulism and Isolated from the Environment [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 The neurotoxin formed by Clostridium botulinum Group II is a major cause of foodborne botulism, a deadly intoxication. This study aims to understand the genetic diversity and spread of C. botulinum Group II strains and their neurotoxin genes.
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