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Difficulties in Diagnosing Food-Borne Botulism
Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by neurotoxins (types A–G) produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Symptoms of food-borne botulism most commonly appear 12–36 h after eating contaminated food, but the earliest neurological symptoms ...
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ABSTRACT Botulism is also known as botulinus intoxication, an infrequent but grave paralytic illness caused by botulinum toxin, which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in anaerobic conditions. The toxin penetrates into the body through one of four modes: colonization of the gastrointestinal tract by the bacteria in children or ...
Vijayan shewag +1 more
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Foodborne Botulism—Oklahoma, 1994
On July 2, 1994, the Arkansas Department of Health and the Oklahoma State Department of Health were notified about a possible case of foodborne botulism. This report summarizes the investigation, which implicated consumption of improperly stored beef stew.
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Background. Human botulism is a serious, relatively rare and potencial lethal disease, caused by Clostridium botulinum, a gram positive obligat anaerobic spore forming bacili which strain produced seven potent nevrotoksins (type A-G).
Anica Berginc Dolenšek +4 more
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Foodborne botulism in Poland in 2016
The main aim of the study is to assess the epidemiological situation of foodborne botulism in Poland in 2016 compared to previous years.In this assessment we reviewed national surveillance data on foodborne botulism cases published in the annual bulletin “Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2016” and in previous publications, as well as ...
Michał, Czerwiński +2 more
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Google Trends as a Sentinel for Foodborne Botulism: Lessons in Early Diagnosis and Treatment
The suspected foodborne botulism outbreak reported in Southern Italy in August 2025 generated a marked increase in public interest, reflected by a sharp rise in Google Trends searches related to botulism.
Gian Domenico Giusti +4 more
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Foodborne botulism in Poland in 2013.
The aim of the study is to assess the epidemiology of foodborne botulism in Poland in 2013.We reviewed surveillance data published in the annual bulletin "Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2013" and in previous publications, and botulism case reports for 2013 sent to the Department of Epidemiology NIPH-NIH by Sanitary-Epidemiological ...
Michał, Czerwiński +2 more
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Foodborne botulism in Poland in 2012.
The main objective of this article is to assess the epidemiology of foodborne botulism in Poland in 2012 compared to previous years, using national surveillance data.We reviewed surveillance data published in the annual bulletin "Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2012" and in previous publications, and botulism case reports for 2012 sent ...
Michał, Czerwiński +2 more
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