First cross-border outbreak of foodborne botulism in the European Union associated with the consumption of commercial dried roach (Rutilus rutilus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Botulism outbreaks due to commercial products are extremely rare in the European Union. Here we report on the first international outbreak of foodborne botulism caused by commercial salt-cured, dried roach (Rutilus rutilus). Between November and December
David Hendrickx +27 more
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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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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 ...
Jiang Wang +7 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 +1 more
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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.
Sylvia Valdezate +9 more
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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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Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism Associated with Improperly Earthenware Cheese (Koupé): A Case Report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019 Here we report the consumption of traditional cottage cheese (Koupé) in western Iran, as a new way of transmission of botulism. All the patients (a nine member family) had at least two specific symptoms of botulism.
Parshang FAGHIH SOLAYMANI +2 more
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