TY - JOUR
T1 - Infant Botulism, Israel, 2007–2021
AU - Goldberg, Bar
AU - Danino, Dana
AU - Levinsky, Yoel
AU - Levy, Itzhak
AU - Straussberg, Rachel
AU - Dabaja-Younis, Halima
AU - Guri, Alex
AU - Almagor, Yotam
AU - Tasher, Diana
AU - Elad, Daniel
AU - Baider, Zina
AU - Blum, Shlomo
AU - Scheuerman, Oded
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Infant botulism (IB) is an intestinal toxemia that manifests as descending paralysis, constipation, and, in some cases, respiratory failure. Laboratory-confirmed IB cases are rare, and recent data in Israel are lacking. We conducted a national multicenter retrospective study of laboratory-confirmed IB cases reported in Israel during 2007–2021. A total of 8 cases were reported during the study period. During 2019–2021, incidence may have increased because of a cluster of 5 cases. Infant median age for diagnosis was 6.5 months, older than previously reported (3 months). Most cases occurred during March–July. Honey consumption was reported in 1 case, and possible environmental risk factors (living nearby rural or construction areas, dust exposure, and having a father who works as a farmer) were reported in 6 cases. Although IB is rare, its incidence in Israel may have increased over recent years, and its epidemiology and risk factors differ from cases reported previously in Israel.
AB - Infant botulism (IB) is an intestinal toxemia that manifests as descending paralysis, constipation, and, in some cases, respiratory failure. Laboratory-confirmed IB cases are rare, and recent data in Israel are lacking. We conducted a national multicenter retrospective study of laboratory-confirmed IB cases reported in Israel during 2007–2021. A total of 8 cases were reported during the study period. During 2019–2021, incidence may have increased because of a cluster of 5 cases. Infant median age for diagnosis was 6.5 months, older than previously reported (3 months). Most cases occurred during March–July. Honey consumption was reported in 1 case, and possible environmental risk factors (living nearby rural or construction areas, dust exposure, and having a father who works as a farmer) were reported in 6 cases. Although IB is rare, its incidence in Israel may have increased over recent years, and its epidemiology and risk factors differ from cases reported previously in Israel.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2902.220991
DO - 10.3201/eid2902.220991
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C2 - 36692296
AN - SCOPUS:85147047856
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 29
SP - 235
EP - 241
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 2
ER -
