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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.
Nuno Zarcos Palma +3 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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An Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism in Ontario [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003 Botulism is a rare paralytic illness resulting from a potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. Botulism in Canada is predominately due to C botulinum type E and affects mainly the First Nations and Inuit populations.
Mona R Loutfy +3 more
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Foodborne Botulism in Western Romania: Ten Years’ Experience at a Tertiary Infectious Disease Hospital [PDF]
Healthcare, 2021 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze epidemiological data concerning foodborne botulism in Western Romania over the last decade. Botulism, the toxin formed by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, results in a neuroparalytic disorder ...
Iulia Bogdan, Oana Suciu, Iosif Marincu
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Foodborne Botulism in Ukraine From 1955 to 2018 [PDF]
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 2021 We aim to identify possible biological, social, and economic factors that could influence the prevalence of foodborne botulism (FB). The objective of this article is to assess epidemiological peculiarities of FB in Ukraine from 1955 to 2018 using national epidemiological surveillance data. This article presents an epidemiological descriptive population-
Hennadii Mokhort, Nataliia Semenko
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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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International Journal of Food Properties, 2020 Foodborne botulism is a potentially fatal illness caused by consuming food with neurotropic exotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum and other species capable of producing botulinum toxins. Its incidence in Poland has decreased but new cases are still
Krzysztof Tomasiewicz
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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 ...
Jiang Wang +7 more
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Foodborne Botulism in Canada, 1985–2005 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 During 1985-2005, a total of 91 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism occurred in Canada; these outbreaks involved 205 cases and 11 deaths. Of the outbreaks, 75 (86.2%) were caused by Clostridium botulinum type E, followed by types A (7, 8.1%) and B (5, 5.7%).
Daniel Leclair +10 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
Davide Lonati +8 more
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