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Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum - http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap2.html
Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.

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

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

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

DBMD - Botulism - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/botulism_g.htm
Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

eMedicine - Botulism - http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic64.htm
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.

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

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

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

Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program - http://www.infantbotulism.org
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.

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

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

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

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

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