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Query: EC:3.4.24.69 (
botulinum neurotoxin
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A two-year-old pregnant Gordon setter presented with acute onset of flaccid tetraparesis and
respiratory distress
. Neurological examination revealed diffuse lower motor neuron dysfunction. Clostridium
botulinum neurotoxin
B was isolated from the dog's serum. The dog was hospitalised and received supportive care; respiratory function was monitored but positive-pressure ventilation was not required. Recovery was complete within 1 month and parturition occurred without complication 49 days after admission. The puppies delivered lacked any obvious congenital defects and development during the first few months of life was normal. The source of contamination was suspected to be poorly conserved dry food. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of C.
botulinum neurotoxin
B isolation in a dog and the first report of botulism in a pregnant bitch.
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PMID:A case of type B botulism in a pregnant bitch. 2536 62
