Surveillance & Analysis on Botulism News & Outbreaks
Botulism is a form of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated food containing a toxin that severely affects the nervous system. It can be very serious, although not contagious. There are two other types, wound botulism and infant botulism. These affect the central nervous system and the muscular system.
Causes of Botulism
Clostridium botulinum, a…
U.K. researchers linked a protein to the development of mad-cow disease and found a way to reduce it, a discovery that may lead to a treatment for the illness and its human form, according to a report today in PLoS Pathogens.
A team of scientists at the University of Leeds found that the protein, called…
