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How botulism spreads and how it's treated

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Botulism is a serious illness caused by a toxin from the bacterium ...
The New York Times

There’s a Botulism Outbreak. What Do You Need to Know?

The life-threatening illness has sickened at least 23 infants since August. Here’s how it spreads and how it’s treated. By Maggie Astor An outbreak of botulism tied to contaminated baby formula has ...
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Botulism outbreak linked to infant formula spreads to Mass.

A national outbreak of infant botulism spread to Massachusetts last week. The outbreak has been ongoing since early August. Officials at the CDC provided an update on Nov. 26, saying that six new ...
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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022.