Dangerous weight loss trend triggers Iatrogenic botulism outbreak in Europe

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By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Jun 11 2023Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. A recent Euro Surveillance study documents relevant laboratory and epidemiological data on travel-associated iatrogenic botulism outbreaks in Europe.

Soon after that, more cases were reported. Subsequently, the European Union notified the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe of this botulism outbreak. What is botulism? A key feature of botulism is paralysis of the facial muscles, which causes blurred vision, ptosis, dysarthria, diplopia, and dysphagia. This paralysis descends and causes hypotonia of the extremities and dyspnoea.

Both /A and BoNT/B are used in many pharmaceutical formulations to treat neurological and non-neurological diseases. However, only licensed companies can use this neurotoxin for specific formulations.

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