SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of wound botulism in a 33-year-old woman from Rio Arriba County who remains hospitalized. Health officials say ...

A woman from Toronto was hospitalised on a trip to France after eating at a Bordeaux wine bar. Jubilee Pridham, 33, fell ill after dining at a wine bar in Bordeaux’s tourism district, and is ...

Botulism is a rare disease and recurrent botulism even more rare. However, in California, recurrent wound botulism among injection drug users has been on the rise and makes up three-quarters of ...

Wound botulism If the spores find their way into the body via a wound, especially a deep one, the low-oxygen environment will encourage their growth. People who inject heroin and other drugs are at ...

In a case study in PLoS Medicine, doctors report on the case of a 35 year old heroin user who came to the accident and emergency department with double vision, slurred speech, drooping eyelids, and ...

Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin that affects the nervous system, leading to muscle weakness and potentially life-threatening complications. It can result from contaminated ...

Italian researchers have looked at botulism trends over two decades including a large outbreak in 2020. Italy has one of the highest botulism rates in Europe with one factor being a strong home ...

Officials at Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana on Friday, July 15, corrected their previous statement about two rare botulism cases reported at their emergency room. A statement by ...

Botulism is a paralyzing nerve toxin, considered to be one of the most potent and lethal substances in the world. It's produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of ...