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Italy records four deaths in botulism outbreak linked to contaminated food
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Four people have died in Italy from botulinum food poisoning, including two in Sardinia and two in Calabria, Euro News reported. Contaminated industrial and home preserves are linked to the outbreaks. Authorities stress prevention, as symptoms can appear within hours to days and severe cases
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Rajasthan: Migratory birds killed in Sambhar Lake due to Avian botulism, r
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A series of deaths of migratory birds in Sambhar Lake have put health and administrative officials under alarm. 520 migratory birds have died and 235 are ill in Rajasthan's Sambhar Lake. Ill birds, predominantly because of Avian botulism disease are being rescued and treated.
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Researchers investigate drug used to treat botulism disease
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Botulism is a rare but deadly disease, and researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) are looking into a drug that is used to treat neuromuscular weakness as a potential treatment.
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Researchers tame botulinum toxin to deliver therapeutics
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): A new treatment approach and delivery vehicle, described today in the Science Translational Medicine, could change the fact that people with serious cases of botulism may need to be maintained on ventilators for weeks or months.
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Toxin responsible for death of birds around Sambhar Lake, says expert
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): AK Katariya, Professor, Apex Centre for Animal Disease, Bikaner on Friday suggested that the mysterious deaths of a large number of birds in Jaipur are probably because of Avian Botulism, a serious neuromuscular illness of birds caused by a toxin tha
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Ex-North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier has 'severe brain injury':
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June. 16 (ANI): Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center have asserted that American student Otto Warmbier, who was released recently by North Korea, has extensive brain damage and shows no current signs of botulism, as claimed by Pyongyang.
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