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BIOTERRORISM >> 
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Botulism  
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Latest News  

Aug 2
New Item Health officials probe more botulism cases

Jul 23
New Item Company widely expands botulism recall

Jul 20
New Item FDA warns of possible link between botulism and chili sauce

Dec 11, 2006
New Item CDC rates hospital bioterrorism preparedness

Oct 10, 2006
New Item Carrot juice cited in 2 botulism cases in Canada

Oct 3, 2006
New Item Fourth botulism case linked to carrot juice

Sep 18, 2006
New Item Three botulism cases tied to carrot juice

Apr 18, 2006
New Item Thai botulism outbreak sickened 163

Mar 22, 2006
New Item Bamboo shoots blamed for botulism cases in Thailand

Feb 8, 2006
New Item Antitoxin for infant botulism slashes hospital stays

Jan 21, 2005
New Item Botulism cases lead to physician suspensions, company shutdown

Dec 15, 2004
New Item Reports blame Florida botulism cases on misused toxin

Dec 7, 2004
New Item Botulism confirmed in three cases linked to Florida clinic

Dec 1, 2004
New Item Possible botulism reported after cosmetic injections

Aug 20, 2004
New Item Certain symptoms may predict fatal foodborne botulism

Apr 18, 2002
New Item FDA approves cosmetic use of botulinum toxin

      
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New Item Attomolar detection of botulinum toxin type A in complex biological matrices
From Apr 30 PLoS ONE

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

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

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

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

 
New Item Recombinant holotoxoid vaccine against botulism
From Jan Infect Immun

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

 
New Item 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

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

 
New Item 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

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

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

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

 
New Item Botulism: Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment
CIDRAP-authored overview, updated Oct 19 with new research


  
New Item Signs and symptoms predictive of respiratory failure in patients with foodborne botulism in Thailand
From Aug Am J Trop Med Hyg

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

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

 
New Item Botulism: Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment
CIDRAP-authored comprehensive overview, updated Jul 24


  
New Item 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

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

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

 
New Item 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

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

 
New Item Botulism: Information and Guidance for Clinicians
From CDC, released Jun 14, 2006

 
New Item Botulism Facts for Health Care Providers
From CDC, updated frequently

 
 

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