Review of Foodborne Botulism in the UK: 2006–2024 [PDF]
FoodsFood-borne botulism is a rare but serious disease caused by ingestion of botulinum neurotoxin pre-formed in food by Clostridium botulinum. Between 2006 and 2009, no foodborne botulism cases were reported in the UK.
Corinne Francoise Laurence Amar +5 more
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Foodborne Botulism: Clinical Diagnosis and Medical Treatment [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by Clostridia species are the most potent identified natural toxins. Classically, the toxic neurological syndrome is characterized by an (afebrile) acute symmetric descending flaccid paralysis. The most know typical
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Epidemiology of Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks in Romania, 2007–2024 [PDF]
MicroorganismsFoodborne botulism, caused by ingestion of pre-formed botulinum neurotoxin, is the most common form of botulism. While large outbreaks linked to commercial foods are rare, smaller outbreaks associated with home-processed products are more frequent ...
Bianca Georgiana Enciu +6 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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Foodborne botulism and the importance of recognizing the disease in the emergency department: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Botulism is a rare neuroparalytic disease that has only presented itself 19 times in the last 30 years in Belgium. Patients present to emergency services with a wide range of complaints.
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Foodborne Botulism Caused by Clostridium botulinum Subtype A5(b3) by Self-Packaged Vacuum Spicy Rabbit Heads [PDF]
MicroorganismsBotulism is a severe muscle paralysis disease mediated by the botulinum toxin. Here, we reported a foodborne botulism case caused by Clostridium botulinum subtype A5(b3) from self-packaged vacuum spicy rabbit heads.
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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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Journal of Infection and Public HealthBackground: The recent unprecedented foodborne botulism outbreak in Saudi Arabia necessitated an assessment of healthcare workers' (HCWs) knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP).
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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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