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Botulism is a rare and
potentially fatal illness caused by
botulinum toxin,
which is
produced by the
bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The
disease begins...
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causing flaccid paralysis. The
toxin causes the
disease botulism. The
toxin is also used
commercially for
medical and
cosmetic purposes...
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foodborne botulism (ingestion of
preformed toxin),
infant botulism (intestinal
infection with toxin-forming C. botulinum), and
wound botulism (infection...
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Avian Botulism is a
strain of
botulism that
affects wild and
captive bird po****tions, most
notably waterfowl. This is a
paralytic disease brought on by...
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Foodborne botulism results from
contaminated foodstuffs in
which C.
botulinum spores have been
allowed to
germinate and
produce botulism toxin, and this...
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people died in 1919 from
botulism from
improperly canned black olives produced in California. Two
women died in 1963 from
botulism from
canned tuna fish...
- The
Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) - (Equine) (trade name BAT), made by
Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc. (formerly
Cangene Corporation)...
- In June 2024, at
least 369
people in
Russia were
poisoned with
botulism,
resulting in one
fatality and
hundreds more
hospitalized in
serious condition...
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potentially increasing the
risks of food
borne illnesses such as
botulism. However,
botulism in
vegetable ferments is only
possible when not
properly canned...
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shipped products that were underprocessed,
resulting in
several cases of
botulism and
subsequent widespread recall, and the
cessation of
production at their...
