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 may in some cases start abruptly. Here, we report the cases of two patients with food-borne botulism who were admitted to the neurological emer...

Background. Botulism is a rare but life-threatening paralytic illness. Effective treatment is dependent on early recognition. Early treatment with antitoxin may reduce the risk for respiratory failure and need for mechanical ventilation. We described the clinical characteristics of botulism in the United States to help improve recognition by clinicians. Methods. The Centers for Disease Control ...

BACKGROUND Although botulism is rare, recognition of a possible case of this illness represents a public health emergency. To prevent more cases, prompt investigation must be done to determine whether illness is linked to commercial product or restaurant. Botulism can masquerade as other illnesses, and seemingly unlikely foods can harbor botulinum toxin. OBJECTIVE To confirm the diagnosis and...

Infant botulism is the most common form of human botulism in Argentina and the United States. BabyBIG (botulism immune globulin intravenous [human]) is the antitoxin of choice for specific treatment of infant botulism in the United States. However, its high cost limits its use in many countries. We report here the effectiveness and safety of equine botulinum antitoxin (EqBA) as an alternative t...

Background: Botulism is mostly caused by Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin which has been described as a bilateral symmetric descending flaccid paralysis. Preventing and responding to botulism outbreaks is a public health emergency. In this study, the disease is reported in a family. Methods: In a case series study, during an outbreak, four members of a family with symptoms including paralysis,...

INTRODUCTION Infant botulism is a rare, probably underdiagnosed, life-threatening disease caused by the toxin-producing bacterium Clostridium botulinum. METHODS We investigated reported cases of infant botulism in Denmark from 1995 to 2015, and compared the incidence with that of other western countries. RESULTS We found nine cases of infant botulism in Denmark from 1995 to 2015. The incide...

Botulism is a fatal intoxication caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), which are mainly produced by Clostridium botulinum and characterized by flaccid paralysis. The BoNTs C and D are the main serotypes responsible for botulism in animals, including buffaloes. Botulism is one of the leading causes of death in adult ruminants in Brazil due to the high mortality rates, even though botulism in ...

introduction botulism is an acute form of poisoning resulted from ingestion of clostridium botulinum toxin. case presentation here we present five cases of food-borne botulism poisoning from home produced cheese. five patients from one family referred to our emergency unit with complaints of weakness and two had severe symptoms. in spite of the laboratory negative results antitoxin was administ...

On a world-wide basis, avian botulism is the most significant disease of waterbirds. Type C botulism has been reported in waterbirds from every continent except Antarctica, and outbreaks with one million or more waterbird deaths have been reported by the USA, Canada, and Russia. Unfortunately, population impacts of avian botulism have not been well studied. Species that are numerous, geographic...