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CMAJ
January 2025
Department of Medicine (Fraser, Halani), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Sharma), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
China CDC Wkly
December 2024
Weihai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Weihai City, Shandong Province, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Foodborne botulism is caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT). () is a strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium, which is a key pathogen capable of producing BoNT. BoNTs can be classified into seven serotypes (A to G) based on their antigenic properties.
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February 2025
Joint Drug Development and Innovation Centre for Neurological Disorders of Lanzhou University-China National Biotec Group-Lanzhou Biotechnology Development Co., School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China; MOE Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China. Electronic address:
Background: Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is the most potent and prevalent neurotoxin known to cause botulism, and is also widely used in medical and cosmetic applications. The detection of BoNT/A is of great significance for botulism diagnosis and drug potency determination. Currently, the mouse bioassay (MBA) has long been the gold standard method but has disadvantages of ethical concerns, long testing duration, and high costs.
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January 2025
Toxicological Research Center, Excellence Center & Department of Clinical Toxicology, School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Botulism symptoms after cosmetic botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections happen very rarely, and it needs careful attention since it can be life-threatening. Hence, it is advised to meticulously check the technique, dose, and authenticity of the BTX-A before injections to reduce the adverse effects.
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