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Botulism

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Aug 2
Health officials probe more botulism cases
Jul 23
Company widely expands botulism recall
Jul 20
FDA warns of possible link between botulism and chili sauce
Dec 11, 2006
CDC rates hospital bioterrorism preparedness
Oct 10, 2006
Carrot juice cited in 2 botulism cases in Canada
Oct 3, 2006
Fourth botulism case linked to carrot juice
Sep 18, 2006
Three botulism cases tied to carrot juice
Apr 18, 2006
Thai botulism outbreak sickened 163
Mar 22, 2006
Bamboo shoots blamed for botulism cases in Thailand
Feb 8, 2006
Antitoxin for infant botulism slashes hospital stays
Jan 21, 2005
Botulism cases lead to physician suspensions, company shutdown
Dec 15, 2004
Reports blame Florida botulism cases on misused toxin
Dec 7, 2004
Botulism confirmed in three cases linked to Florida clinic
Dec 1, 2004
Possible botulism reported after cosmetic injections
Aug 20, 2004
Certain symptoms may predict fatal foodborne botulism
Apr 18, 2002
FDA approves cosmetic use of botulinum toxin
    
Attomolar detection of botulinum toxin type A in complex biological matrices
From Apr 30 PLoS ONE

What not to say: risk communication for botulism
From Mar Biosecur Bioterror

Subunit vaccine against the seven serotypes of botulism
From Mar Infect Immun

Presence of Clostridium botulinum spores in Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile) and its relationship with infant botulism
From Feb 10 Int J Food Microbiol

Differentiation of Clostridium botulinum serotype A strains by multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis
From Feb Appl Environ Microbiol

Recombinant holotoxoid vaccine against botulism
From Jan Infect Immun

Enhanced immune responses using plasmid DNA replicon vaccine encoding the Hc domain of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotype A
From Dec 17 Vaccine

Analysis of the neurotoxin complex genes in Clostridium botulinum A1-A4 and B1 strains: BoNT/A3, /Ba4 and /B1 clusters are located within plasmids
From Dec 5 PLoS ONE

Evaluation of the effect of acetylsalicylic acid on Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin production
From Dec J Food Prot

Comparative role of neurotoxin-associated proteins in the structural stability and endopeptidase activity of botulinum neurotoxin complex types A and E
From Biochemistry, published online Nov 16

High dose botulinum toxin A for the treatment of lower extremity hypertonicity in children with cerebral palsy
From Nov Dev Med Child Neurol

First case of type E wound botulism diagnosed using real-time PCR
From Nov J Clin Microbiol

Protective immunity against botulism provided by a single dose vaccination with an adenovirus-vectored vaccine
From Oct 23 Vaccine

Botulism: Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment
CIDRAP-authored overview, updated Oct 19 with new research
Signs and symptoms predictive of respiratory failure in patients with foodborne botulism in Thailand
From Aug Am J Trop Med Hyg

Botulism associated with commercially canned chili sauce--Texas and Indiana, July 2007
From Jul 30 MMWR Dispatch

Infant botulism presenting with poor feeding and lethargy: a review of 4 cases
From Jul Pediatr Emerg Care

Botulism: Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment
CIDRAP-authored comprehensive overview, updated Jul 24
Outbreak of clinically mild botulism type E illness from home-salted fish in patients presenting with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms
From Jul 15 Clin Infect Dis

Variations in expression and release of botulinum neurotoxin in Clostridium botulinum type A strains
From Jun Foodborne Pathog Dis

Long-term outcomes of 217 botulism cases in the Republic of Georgia
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Jun 5

Genome sequence of a proteolytic (Group I) Clostridium botulinum strain Hall A and comparative analysis of the clostridial genomes
From Genome Res, published online May 22

Trivalent vaccine against botulinum toxin serotypes A, B, and E that can be administered by the mucosal route
From Jun Infect Immun

 

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