Botulism

Study Examines Recurrent Wound Botulism in Injection Drug Users

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 reported cases in the United States. A new study published in Clinical ...More
February 25, 2011
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MS Drug Serves as Model for Potential Drugs to Treat Botulism Poisoning

Scientists are reporting that variants of a drug already approved for treating multiple sclerosis show promise as a long sought treatment for victims of bioterrorist attack with botulinum neurotoxin — which is 10,000 times deadlier than cyanide and the most poisonous ...More
November 17, 2010
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Nose-Spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective in First Tests

The goal of scientists is to offer troops better protection from potential bioweapons. A preclinical study found a new nasal spray vaccine to provide complete protection against a major botulism toxin, according to a study published today in the Nature journal Gene Therapy. ...More
January 8, 2009
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