Ingestion of botulinum toxin results in an illness of variable severity. Common symptoms are diplopia, blurred vision, and bulbar weakness. Symmetric paralysis may progress rapidly.
A clinically compatible case with an epidemiologic link (e.g., ingestion of a home-canned food within the previous 48 hours)
A clinically compatible case that is laboratory confirmed or that occurs among persons who ate the same food as persons who have laboratory-confirmed botulism
An illness of infants, characterized by constipation, poor feeding, and "failure to thrive"that may be followed by progressive weakness, impaired respiration, and death
A clinically compatible case that is laboratory-confirmed, occurring in a child aged less than 1 year
An illness resulting from toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum that has infected a wound. Common symptoms are diplopia, blurred vision, and bulbar weakness. Symmetric paralysis may progress rapidly.
A clinically compatible case in a patient who has no suspected exposure to contaminated food and who has either a history of a fresh, contaminated wound during the 2 weeks before onset of symptoms, or a history of injection drug use within the 2 weeks before onset of symptoms
A clinically compatible case that is laboratory confirmed in a patient who has no suspected exposure to contaminated food and who has a history of a fresh, contaminated wound during the 2 weeks before onset of symptoms, or a history of injection drug use within the 2 weeks before onset of symptoms
See Botulism, foodborne.
A clinically compatible case that is laboratory-confirmed in a patient aged greater than or equal to 1 year who has no history of ingestion of suspect food and has no wounds
