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Aptamer and DNAzyme Based Colorimetric Biosensors for Pathogen Detection

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 137, Issue 4, January 21, 2025.
Pathogen detection is crucial for preventing and managing health risks. This review consolidates the selection of functional nucleic acids (FNAs) for pathogen detection and the development of cost‐effective, simple diagnostic applications. It focuses on integrating FNAs with gold nanoparticles, polydiacetylenes, protein enzymes, G‐quadruplexes, and ...
Rudi Liu, Jiuxing Li, Bruno J. Salena, Yingfu Li   +3 more
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Epidemiology of Food-borne Botulism in Iran

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2020
Background: Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic disease caused by toxins produced by several Clostridium species. This work presents the surveillance results of botulism in Iran, with the distribution of the cases by regions and by vehicle of ...
Mohammad Reza Montazer Khorasan, Mohammad Rahbar, Abed Zahedi Bialvaei, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Fereshte Shahcheraghi, Babak Eshrati   +5 more
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The Epidemiology of Foodborne Botulism Outbreaks: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017
We performed a systematic review of foodborne botulism outbreaks to describe their clinical aspects and descriptive epidemiology in order to inform public health response strategies.We searched seven databases for reports of foodborne botulism outbreaks published in English from database inception to May 2015.
Shannon, Fleck-Derderian, Manjunath, Shankar, Agam K, Rao, Kevin, Chatham-Stephens, Stacey, Adjei, Jeremy, Sobel, Martin I, Meltzer, Dana, Meaney-Delman, Satish K, Pillai   +8 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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Adult Botulism of Unknown Source with Post-Toxin Anti-GQ1b Antibodies: Implications for Molecular Mimicry—A Case Report

Neurology International
Background: Botulism is a rare but potentially fatal neuroparalytic illness caused by Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). While adult cases usually result from foodborne exposure or wound infection, intestinal colonization is exceedingly uncommon.
Regev Cohen, Adi Hersalis Eldar, Yaron River, Ofir Schuster, Zina Baider, Shelly Lipman-Arens, Yael Galnoor Tene, Linor Ishay, Lamis Mahamid, Olga Feld Simon, Nina Avshovitch, Alvira Zbiger, Eran Diamant, Amram Torgeman, Elad Milrot, Ofir Israeli, Shlomo Shmaya, Itzhak Braverman, Shlomo E. Blum   +18 more
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Time‐Temperature Indicators on Food Products

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2025.
Abstract Time‐temperature indicators (TTIs) are devices that measure the cumulative thermal exposure of food products and display it through a visible signal, such as a color change. TTIs may be based on chemical, enzymatic or microbiological principles. Their potential lies in providing dynamic, package‐specific information on remaining shelf life, in
L.P.B. Verhoef, K. Bouma, J.W.H. Biesterbos, D.T.H.M. Sijm   +3 more
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Foodborne Infections and Mortality Associated With Expressed Breastmilk, Donated Breastmilk, and Infant Formula in High‐Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Peer‐Reviewed Evidence Cases

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 24, Issue 5, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Infant feeding influences infant growth, development, survival, and long‐term health. Maternal expressed breast milk (MEBM), donor human milk (DHM), and powdered infant formula (PIF) serve as alternatives when direct breastfeeding is not feasible. However, these alternatives are susceptible to microbial contamination, posing risks of infection
Chelsea S. Amenah‐James, Ellen W. Evans, Sophia Komninou   +2 more
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The Role of Foxes in Transmitting Zoonotic Bacteria to Humans: A Scoping Review

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 6, Page 485-500, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases inflict substantial burdens on human and animal populations worldwide, and many of these infections are bacterial. An Australian study investigating environmental risk factors for Buruli ulcer in humans detected the causative agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans , in the faeces of wild foxes, a novel finding that suggests foxes may ...
Emma C. Hobbs, Bridgette McNamara, Sarah Hayman, Kim Blasdell, Eugene Athan, Daniel P. O'Brien, Michael Muleme   +6 more
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Adult Intestinal Botulism: A Rare Presentation in an Immunocompromised Patient With Short Bowel Syndrome

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2018
The cholinergic heat-labile neurotoxin produced by Clostridium species is primarily responsible for the clinical manifestations of botulism. The classic phenotypic presentation of botulism consists of subacute descending flaccid paralysis with intact ...
Pramod K. Guru, MBBS, MD, Tara L. Becker, MD, Alana Stephens, DO, Rocco J. Cannistraro, MD, Benjamin H. Eidelman, MD, D. Jane Hata, PhD, Lisa Brumble, MD   +6 more
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Botulinum Neurotoxins: History, Mechanism, and Applications. A Narrative Review

Journal of Neurochemistry, Volume 169, Issue 8, August 2025.
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), produced by Clostridium botulinum, bind irreversibly to presynaptic cholinergic nerve terminals and exploit a zinc‐dependent mechanism to cleave SNARE proteins, blocking acetylcholine release and causing flaccid paralysis.
Arik Monash, Joseph Tam, Osnat Rosen, Hermona Soreq   +3 more
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