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Summary of botulism cases reported in 2007

A total of 144 cases of botulism were reported to CDC in 2007. Foodborne botulism accounted for 26 (18%) cases, infant botulism for 91 (63%) cases, wound botulism for 22 (15%) cases, and botulism of unknown or other etiology for 5 (3%) cases.File named ...

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Surveillance of foodborne botulism in Poland: 1960-1998

, 1999
Human foodborne botulism, in contrast to the other two forms of botulism (wound and infant botulism), is an intoxication that results when preformed botulinum toxin is ingested.
A Przybylska, A Galazka
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The unsung hero: ntnh gene as complementary botulism marker

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Botulism is a rare but severe neurological disease caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). Standard diagnostic methods including the mouse bioassay (SMB) and bont gene type-specific PCR, are often limited by the high genetic diversity among bont ...
Sylvia Valdezate, Mónica Valiente, Sergio Díaz-Ramón, Gema Carrasco, María J. Medina-Pascual, Javier Pardos, María Isabel Hurtado, Noelia Garrido, Pilar Villalón, Antonio J. Martín-Galiano   +9 more
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Botulism in the United Kingdom

, 1999
Clostridium botulinum is a spore forming bacterium that grows in the absence of oxygen and is responsible for three main epidemiological categories of disease: foodborne, infant, and wound botulism.
M Brett
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Infant Botulism [PDF]

Clinical Pediatrics, 1993
J M, Wigginton, P, Thill
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National Enteric Disease Surveillance : botulism surveillance overview [PDF]

Surveillance System Overview: National Botulism Surveillance System.Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of Clostridium butyricum and ...

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Infant botulism.

Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita, 2009
Infant botulism is a rare disease that affects infant less than 12 months of age. The illness results from absorption of botulinum toxin produced in situ by neurotoxigenic clostridia that can temporarily colonize the intestinal tract of infants. To date, all inhabited continents except Africa have reported cases of infant botulism. Recognition of cases
Lucia, Fenicia, Fabrizio, Anniballi
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First case of infant botulism in Sicily—case report

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Background Botulism is a rare and life-threatening disease caused by the potent botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), which can be produced by Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) and related bacteria.
Antonino Fazzino, Carmelinda Cavallaro, Francesca Cavataio, Giulia Linares, Antonina Lo Cascio, Carla Lo Porto, Giuseppe Santangelo, Laura Venuti, Giovanni Corsello, Claudia Colomba   +9 more
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Botulism in the Highlands: Understanding the High-Altitude Effect

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Botulism is a foodborne, life-threatening neuroparalytic disease caused by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria. Its incidence is unknown and underestimated due to missed diagnoses, especially in remote areas.
Momen Almomen, Ziad Memish
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[Infant botulism].

Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003), 2008
We report a case of botulism in a 40 day old infant. The patient presented a descending flaccid paralysis requiring mechanical ventilation for 12 days. She is the first European patient treated with Human Botulism Immune Globulin. A few weeks later a second case of infant botulism was detected in our geographical region in Southern Spain.
E, López Laso, J L, Pérez Navero, J, Rumbao Aguirre, M E, Mateos González, M, Méndez García, M J, Cárdenas Aranzana, I, Ibarra de la Rosa   +6 more
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