Botulism

Marysville police said Thursday that avian botulism is to blame for recent duck deaths at Ellis Lake. The police and public works departments have responded to multiple calls of dead and dying ducks around the lake in recent weeks, police said in a...  

Vobla fish recalled for botulism risk  

Symptoms of botulism can include nausea and/or vomiting followed by one or more of: double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, dry mouth, difficulty speaking, difficulty swallowing, weakness, respiratory failure and paralysis. In severe cases ...  

MANGALORE: Veterinary experts have tentatively diagnosed the cause of cattle deaths at Paduveri in Byndoor in Udupi district as botulism, a rare paralytic illness caused by Botulinum toxin produced by Clostridium Botulinum bacterium. The viral ...  

The city is looking into whether two apparent cases of botulism were caused by tofu bought from a store in Queens. According to WABC 7, one of the cases is confirmed as botulism while the other person is suspected of having botulism: "Both patients are Chinese-speaking Queens residents and had recently purchased unrefrigerated fresh bulk tofu from the same store in Flushing." [ more › ]  

Five horses in Reddington, Ind., are dead after contracting botulism, according to an alert from the International Society for Infectious Diseases. The alert indicates the botulism toxin was ingested via an "unknown food source."...  

GORHAM, Maine -- A state veterinarian says 23 horses have died this month at one Gorham farm and investigators suspect an outbreak of botulism. Don Hoenig says the toxin is not contagious and may have been in the animals' feed. State inspectors suspect ...  

Samples from baleage and round bale hay supplies found at the property are being tested for the presence of C. botulinum, botulism's causative agent....  

symptoms generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating contaminated food, but can occur as early as six hours or as late as 10 days. A very small amount of the toxin is sufficient to lead to very severe poisoning. Of significant note, botulism ...  

According to a CFIA health hazard alert Monday, the products in question are North 44 brand Smoked Salmon McEwan’s Own and Kristapson's smoked salmon sold in various weights. These products were sold only at McEwan Gourmet Grocery Store located at 38 ...  

The sale of improperly eviscerated fish ... The products subject to recall include: - Smoked Croaker in a 10lb cardboard box with a code: 298/11 - Smoked Barracuda in a 10lb cardboard box with a code: 0282/011 - Smoked Big Eye in a 10lb cardboard box ...  

Two fish processing plants have been targeted by federal health and food safety inspectors for closure.  

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is attempting to halt production and distribution at a California fish product company over botulism and listeria contamination fears.  

Dr. Marc K. Siegel has all the intricate profilings of a Public Health Medicine guru: in addition to being an Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University he's written about the swine flu, bird flu and healing mechanisms. Most urgently ...  

ATLANTA, April 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. working group made recommendations for medical and public health professionals if botulinum toxin is used as a biological weapon against civilians. Dr. Stephen S. Arnon of the Infant Botulism Treatment and ...