Elevated incidence of infant botulism in a 17-county area of the Mid-Atlantic region in the United States, 2000–2019, including association with soil types
Infant botulism occurs more frequently in 17 counties within and adjacent to the Delaware and Raritan River watersheds. This study should alert physicians and pediatricians in the area to the higher likelihood of encountering cases of this otherwise rare disease that manifests with constipation, poor feeding, loss of head control, weak suck/cry, generalized weakness, and descending bilateral paralysis.
Authors
- Elizabeth A. Negrón
- Haydee A. Dabritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-5733)
- Kristy Lunquest
- Jessica R. Payne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4598-4096)
- Deepam Thomas
- Ingrid K. Friberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-4311)
- Patrick J. Drohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3103-7108)
- Alexandra Newman
- Camille Moreno-Gorrin
Institutions
- New York State Department of Health (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health (US)
- California Department of Public Health (US)
- New Jersey Department of Health (US)
- Maryland Department of Health (US)
- Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01063-24
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.48
Funders
- California Department of Public Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention