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BIOTERRORISM >> 

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Botulism  
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Latest News  

Mar 18
New Item NEWS SCAN: New botulism drug, avian flu outbreak in Nepal

Sep 11, 2008
New Item Firm wins $65 million contract for botulism treatments

Jul 29, 2008
New Item Anthrax vaccine maker wins NIAID grants

Aug 2, 2007
New Item Health officials probe more botulism cases

Jul 23, 2007
New Item Company widely expands botulism recall

Jul 20, 2007
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 Cluster of Botulism among Dutch tourists in Turkey, June 2008
From Apr 8 Euro Surveill

 
New Item Investigational heptavalent botulinum antitoxin (HBAT) to replace licensed botulinum antitoxin AB and investigational botulinum antitoxin E
From Mar 19 MMWR

 
New Item Multiplex PCR to detect botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia in clinical, food, and environmental samples
From Appl Environ Microbiol, published online Aug 14, 2009

 
New Item Botulinum neurotoxin vaccines: past history and recent developments
From Dec 2009 Hum Vaccines, published online ahead of print

 
New Item Genetic characterization of Clostridium botulinum associated with type B infant botulism in Japan
From J Clin Microbiol, published online Jul 1, 2009

 
New Item Bivalent recombinant vaccine for botulinum neurotoxin types A and B based on a polypeptide comprising their effector and translocation domains that is protective against the predominant A and B subtypes
From Jul 2009 Infect Immun

 
New Item Evidence that plasmid-borne botulinum neurotoxin type B genes are widespread among Clostridium botulinum serotype B strains
From PLoS ONE, published online Mar 16, 2009

 
New Item Development of real-time PCR tests for detecting botulinum neurotoxins A, B, E, F producing Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium baratii, and Clostridium butyricum
From J Appl Microbiol, published online Mar 9, 2009

 
New Item Quantitative autonomic testing in the management of botulism
From J Neurol, published online Feb 25, 2009

 
New Item Generation of high titer neutralizing antibodies against botulinum toxin A, B, and E by DNA electrotransfer
From Infect Immun, published online Feb 23, 2009

 
New Item Selection and characterization of a human monoclonal neutralizing antibody for Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotype B
From Feb 2009 Bioorg Med Chem Lett

 
New Item Persistence of botulinum toxin in patients' serum: Alaska, 1959-2007
From J Infect Dis, published online Feb 9, 2009

 
New Item Botulism: Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment
CIDRAP-authored comprehensive overview, updated Feb 5, 2009, with new research


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

 
New Item Botulism: Information and Guidance for Clinicians
From CDC

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