81. Botulism Fact Sheet botulism is poisoning from eating a toxin formed in food contaminated with the spores of a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. What is botulism? http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/botulism.htm

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82. Terrorism: Q & A | Other Biological Agents: Botulism, Plague, Tularemia, HFVs Other Biological Agents botulism, Plague, Tularemia, HFVs Besides anthrax and smallpox, which biological agents are US authorities most worried about? http://cfrterrorism.org/weapons/otheragents.html

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83. Wound Botulism Find It! Wound botulism. ALERT. Wound botulism has been making injection drug users in California sick. If you skin pop or mainline heroin http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/HealthInfo/WoundBolutlism.htm

Wound Botulism ALERT Wound Botulism has been making injection drug users in California sick. If you skin pop or mainline heroin... (o en ESPAÑOL What is wound botulism? A very serious disease caused by a bacteria. It can cause paralysis and death. Why is it affecting injection drug users? This disease comes from an infection caused by dirty works, dirty skin or dirty drugs. Most patients have used black tar heroin. What are the symptoms? Beginning symptoms are drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, sore throat or trouble swallowing. This can progress to complete paralysis and death. What is the treatment? There is no cure. Treatment is to keep the patient alive with a respirator until they get better. What can I do to protect myself? Not injecting drugs will prevent you from getting this disease. If you continue to inject be sure your works and skin are clean. Don't use black tar heroin. It is not possible to kill wound botulism by cooking or cleaning the dope. Don't share-needles, syringes, filters, cookers, or water.

84. Botulism Infant botulism The controversial. It is clear that many infants who are diagnosed with infantile botulism are primarily breastfed. http://home.coqui.net/myrna/botu.htm

Infant Botulism The infant botulism syndrome is an infectious neuroparalytic disease resulting from the ingestion of spores of Clostridium botulinum which germinate, multiply and produce botulinal toxin within the infant’s large intestine. First described in 1976 it has now been reported from all inhabited continents except Africa. The clinical features include constipation, poor feeding, weakness, hypotonia, dysphagia and in severe cases, flaccid paralysis and respiratory failure. The pediatrician should keep in mind this rare entity, for prompt treatment. Back to PB Index Back to PB Homepage

85. Discovery Health Botulism In Adults And Children botulism is a rare but potentially fatal disorder. botulism in adults and children. By Danielle Zerr, MD. botulism is a rare but potentially fatal disorder. http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/283.html

86. Botulism botulism can be controlled with awareness of the types of botulism, conditions affecting the growth of the toxinproducing spores, symptoms, treatment and http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09305.html

You are here: Home Fact Sheets no. 9.305 Botulism by P. Kendall Quick Facts... Colorado has one of the highest incidences of botulism in the United States because of soil and high altitude. Conditions that favor botulism include a high-moisture, low-salt, low-acid environment in which food is stored without oxygen or refrigeration. Anaerobic conditions can develop in canned foods, smoked fish, sausages and some cooked foods. Botulism can be controlled in home-canned foods if home canners are made aware of the dangers and how to prevent it. Four classifications are being used currently in the United States to discuss botulism in humans. These are 1) food-borne botulism , caused by consuming food containing botulinal toxin 2) infant botulism , caused by production of botulinal toxin after germination and growth of the spores within the infant's intestines; 3) wound botulism , resulting from germination and growth of Clostridium botulinum within a wound; and 4) undetermined botulism , occurring in persons older than 12 months, in which no food or wound is implicated. The majority of reported cases of botulism have traditionally been food-borne in nature. In recent years around 30 cases per year have been reported.

87. Www.idsociety.org/bt/biotemplate.cfm?template=bot_summary.htm Botulinum Toxin A Poison That Can Heal The history and lethality of botulism would seem to make it an unlikely source for a curative substance. Although death rates from http://www.idsociety.org/bt/biotemplate.cfm?template=bot_summary.htm

88. Clostridium Botulinum, Botulism Botulinum Toxin Mechanism of Action. To view this movie you must have the shockwave plug ins. If you don t have these plug ins you http://microvet.arizona.edu/Courses/MIC420/lecture_notes/clostridia/clostridia_n

Botulinum Toxin Mechanism of Action To view this movie you must have the shockwave plug ins. If you don't have these plug ins you can download them for free from macromedia. Just press this button. The movie clip shows the signal transduction from nerve to muscle cell and the effects of botulinum toxin. To begin viewing the movie press the "Start" button. The neuronal signal is transmitted from the nerve to the muscle cell at the synapse. A transmitter (acetylcholine), which is stored in vesicles at the pre-synaptic ending, is released into the synaptic cleft and then binds to receptors on the surface of the muscle cell. Upon binding of the transmitter to the receptor, the receptor causes the muscle cell to contract. The released transmitter is quickly degraded by an enzyme (acetylcholine-esterase) and thereby inactivated. The muscle relaxes. Botulinum toxin is internalized into the neurons and binds to the vesicle membranes. There it cleaves proteins involved in the release of transmitter rendering the vesicles inactive. Transmitter is no longer released in response to a neuronal signal. The muscles are paralyzed.

89. Botulism botulism (foodborne botulism and infant botulism). Top of Page What is botulism? botulism is a food poisoning caused by a toxin http://health2k.state.nv.us/disease/diseases/botulism.htm

Nevada State Health Division Communicable Disease Program Nevada State Health Division Feedback Contacts Search Botulism (food-borne botulism and infant botulism) What is botulism? Who gets botulism? How is botulism spread? What are the symptoms of botulism? ... How can botulism be prevented? What is botulism? Botulism is a food poisoning caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria, Clostridium botulinum. Who gets botulism? Food-borne botulism is due to ingestion of a toxin formed in food. It often involves improperly processed home canned foods. Botulism in infants under one year of age has been associated with the ingestion of contaminated honey. How is botulism spread? Person to person spread does not occur. A person must ingest contaminated food that has not been properly cooked or reheated after the toxin has been produced by the bacteria. With infant botulism, an infant must ingest bacterial spores and then produce the toxin in his/her gastrointestinal tract. What are the symptoms of botulism?

90. Smittskyddsinstitutet botulism. Detta är en förgiftning, ej en infektion. Sjukdomen orsakas utan behandling. De huvudsakliga symtomen vid klassisk botulism är http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/SMItemplates/Article.aspx?id=2228

91. Deliberate Release Of Botulism You are here Homepage Policy and guidance - Emergency planning - Deliberate release - Deliberate release of botulism. Deliberate release of botulism. http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/EmergencyPlanning/DeliberateRelease/Delib

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92. AAP - Children, Terrorism & Disasters: Botulism Toxin Academy Resources Federal Resources Medical Journals and Reports. Go. Home Biological Agents botulism Toxin. Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. http://www.aap.org/terrorism/topics/botulism_toxin.html

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93. Prodigy Guidance - Botulism - Deliberate Release Prodigy Guidance botulism - deliberate release. Have I got the right guidance ? www.prodigy.nhs.uk/guidance.asp?gt=botulism - deliberate release. http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/guidance.asp?gt=Botulism - deliberate release

94. Botulism only). botulism (foodborne botulism and infant botulism). Direct specific questions to your medical provider.). What is botulism? botulism http://www.state.sd.us/doh/Pubs/botulism.htm

South Dakota Department of Health - Office of Disease Prevention - 605-773-3737 in South Dakota only) BOTULISM (food-borne botulism and infant botulism) (This material is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical care. Direct specific questions to your medical provider.) What is botulism? Botulism is a rare but serious food poisoning caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria, Clostridium botulinum. What causes botulism? Food-borne botulism is caused by eating a food containing the toxin. It often involves improperly processed home-canned foods. Botulism in infants under one year of age has been associated with eating of contaminated honey. How is botulism spread? Person to person spread does not occur. A person must eat contaminated food that has not been properly cooked or reheated after the toxin has been produced by the bacteria. With infant botulism, an infant must eat bacterial spores, which then produce the toxin in his/her gastrointestinal tract. What are the symptoms of botulism?

95. Guidelines For The Control Of Infectious Diseases - Botulism botulism. Victorian Statutory Requirement. Clinical Features. There are three forms of botulism the classical form, infant botulism and wound botulism. http://hna.ffh.vic.gov.au/phb/hprot/inf_dis/bluebook/botulism.htm

Public Health Division Department of Human Services Government of Victoria Australia home news ... about THE BLUE BOOK : Guidelines for the control of infectious diseases Contents Botulism Victorian Statutory Requirement Group A notification. Infectious Agent Clostridium botulinum , a spore-forming obligate anaerobic bacillus. Different types are recognised, for example, types A, B, E, F and G. Clinical Features There are three forms of botulism: the classical form, infant botulism and wound botulism. Classical botulism is a severe and often fatal intoxication resulting from ingestion of toxin in contaminated food. Symptoms include double vision, dysphagia and dry mouth. This may be followed by descending flaccid paralysis in an alert person. Fever is absent unless a complicating infection occurs. Infant botulism is the most common form, and usually affects infants under one year of age, but can affect adults who have altered gastrointestinal anatomy and microflora. The illness typically begins with constipation, followedby lethargy, listlessness, poor feeding, ptosis, difficulty in swallowing, and generalised muscle weakness (floppy baby). Wound botulism is rare, but has been seen after contamination of wounds in which anaerobic conditions developed.

96. Botulism - Botulism In Alaska To bottom. botulism in Alaska. To Top. Other aspects of botulism in Alaska. C. botulinum spores are widely distributed in the Alaska environment. http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/pubs/botulism/bot_05.htm

State of Alaska Services myAlaska Public Health ... Infectious Disease Botulism Botulism in Alaska Surveillance/Cases Seasonality, types, and location Foods Prevention ... Unanswered questions Surveillance As already mentioned, botulism is a public health emergency and health care providers should report all suspected cases to the Alaska Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology. Since 1947, the Alaska Area Native Health Service of the Indian Health Service, the Arctic Investigations Program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Alaska Division of Public Health have conducted epidemiologic investigations of all patients with possible botulism. Although early records contain less detail, results of the investigations have been collected and analyzed. Cases For this monograph, the definitions of confirmed and possible botulism explained in Table 5 were used. Botulism cases may go undiagnosed and therefore unreported if a person either does not seek medical care or the diagnosis is not considered. However, since laboratory confirmation requires testing which is only available from the CDC, the botulism cases summarized here likely represent all confirmed cases in Alaska from 1947 through 1997. Table 5. Definitions of confirmed and possible botulism

97. Adult Health Advisor 2003.2: Food Poisoning: Botulism Index. Food Poisoning botulism. What is botulism? botulism is a severe type of food poisoning. It provider. How can I help prevent botulism? http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_botulisi_crs.htm

Adult Health Topics All Health Topics Find a UMHS Doctor T his information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for medical treatment. You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition. Search Adult Topics Search All Topics T his information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for medical treatment. You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition. Index Food Poisoning: Botulism What is botulism? Botulism is a severe type of food poisoning. It occurs when you eat food that contains a poison produced by a type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Botulism can be a fatal disease. The poison produced by the bacteria can damage important nerves of the body. If botulism is not treated promptly, breathing can stop, causing death. How does it occur?

98. Botulism botulism. botulism is a paralytic condition brought on by the consumption of a naturally occurring toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12150_12220-26493--,00.html

Skip Navigation Michigan.gov Home DNR Home Links ... Research Projects Botulism Description Botulism is a paralytic condition brought on by the consumption of a naturally occurring toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum . It is an intoxication rather than an infectious disease. The bacterium is widespread in soils in North America and elsewhere in the world. The toxin produced during growth of the bacterium is one of the most poisonous substances known. We recognize two forms of botulism, type C and type E, affecting wildlife in Michigan. Distribution Type C botulism - Type C botulism occurs principally in waterfowl and other birds living in an aquatic environment and causes tremendous losses, most notably in waterfowl in the western United States. In addition to North America, it has been reported in birds in Europe, South Africa, Uruguay, and Australia. In the Great Lakes region, it was first identified in 1936 in ducks on Green Bay of Lake Michigan and, in 1941, in Monroe County marshes along Lake Erie. In Michigan, outbreaks occur in ducks and shorebirds whenever conditions are favorable for botulism. There have been reports of botulism along both coasts of the lower peninsula and on many inland lakes. Devastating outbreaks have occurred in game farm pheasant flocks in the U.S. and Canada, though not yet in Michigan. Type E botulism - Type E botulism is connected with consumption of fish and occurs mainly in gulls and loons, to a lesser extent in mergansers, mute swans, grebes, and shorebirds. It now appears that any birds or mammals susceptible to botulinal toxin run a risk of becoming poisoned if they scavenge dead fish. Evidence for this lies in the fact that type E toxin has been identified in a bald eagle, wood ducks, and muskrats having fish remains in their digestive tracts.

99. Notifiable Condition: Botulism Access Washington Logo linking to Access Washington Home Page. botulism. The last death in Washington associated with botulism occurred in 1983. http://www.doh.wa.gov/notify/nc/botulism.htm

You are here: DOH Home Notifiable Conditions » Botulism Index Search Employees Site Directory: Notifiable Conditions: Botulism Other links concerning Notifiable Conditions Local Health Jurisdictions How to Report a Notifiable Condition Reporting Forms Glossary ... EpiTrends Posters PDF documents require the free Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a copy Botulism Botulism in Washington State DOH receives to 2 reports of foodborne botulism per year, to 2 reports of wound botulism per year, and to 4 reports of infant botulism per year. The last death in Washington associated with botulism occurred in 1983. Recent foodborne botulism cases in Washington were associated with improperly home-canned asparagus, beets, corn, carrots, spinach, and salsa. Wound botulism is most frequently associated with injection drug use, particularly black tar heroin. Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance To assist in the diagnosis and treatment of cases.

100. Chicken Litter – A Botulism Risk To Stock This litter is sometimes used as fertilizer for pastures and some batches of chicken litter have caused cattle to die from botulism. http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/health/3589.html

Access keys Skip to primary navigation Skip to secondary navigation Skip to content ... Help Search: Industries Key activities Services The Department ... News FAQs Chicken litter – a botulism risk to stock Ian Douglas, Animal and Plant Health Service What is chicken litter? When chickens are raised on the ground in broiler houses, a layer of material is used to cover the ground and to provide a suitable surface for the birds. This litter absorbs much of the manure produced by the birds. The litter is renewed regularly and the old material has been used to fertilise pastures. The manure is a source of plant nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. What is the risk? Some batches of chicken litter have caused cattle to die from botulism. This is a disease that involves progressive paralysis of the animal. A bacterium, Clostridium botulinum , produces the potent toxin "botulinum" in some organic materials when they decompose. "Botulism" is also a serious form of food poisoning in humans. It is a common cause of death in cattle that graze in phosphorus-deficient areas. When carcases decay, the botulism bacteria can proliferate and produce the toxin. Cattle consume the toxin from bones that they chew due to hunger induced by phosphorus deficiency. Years ago, chicken litter was used in Queensland as a feed supplement for cattle in order to provide high protein levels. The loss of over 5 000 head of feedlot cattle occurred when one batch of chicken litter proved to be contaminated with the toxin.

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