Web Directory

» Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum
   Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.
   http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodborneIllness/FoodborneIllnessFoodbornePathogensNaturalToxins/BadBugBook/ucm070000.htm

» Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon
   Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
   http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/285/8/1059

» Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You
   Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject.
   http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5567.html

» CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response
   Examines botulism used as a biological weapon.
   http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/botulism/

» Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism
   Food safety advisory from the USDA.
   http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Frozen_Fully_Cooked_Products_&_Botulism/index.asp

» Infant Botulism
   Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention.
   http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/botulism.html

» Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program
   Official sites for physicians to obtain BabyBIG, an FDA approved orphant drug for treatment of infant botulism type A and B. Also provides parent support forum and medical/clinical information on the disease.
   http://www.infantbotulism.org

» MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism
   Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000598.htm

» NORD: Botulism
   Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
   http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Botulism

» Virginia Department of Health
   Provides a fact sheet for botulism.
   http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/botuf.htm

» WHO: Botulism
   Factsheet from the World Health Organization.
   http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs270/en/

» eMedicine - Botulism
   An in depth look at botulism which is a paralytic disease caused by the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum and, in rare cases, Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii.
   http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic64.htm

» eMedicine - Botulism :
   Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD.
   http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic238.htm