<i>Type B</i>botulinum intoxication in horses: case report and literature review

Gudmundsson, Sigmundur

doi:10.1111/j.2042-3292.1997.tb01296.x

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“…botulinum in foodstuff in association with clinical signs (Galley, 2001). Gudmundsson (1997) supported the diagnosis of botulism by botulotoxin detection in a bird carcass that was found at the feeding place of horses with clinical signs. Other possibilities of laboratory diagnostics include ELISA detection of serum antitoxin antibodies in unvaccinated horses with clinical signs (Whitlock and Buckley, 1997).…”

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“…The botulotoxin found in the gastrointestinal content of two horses in Case 1 was identified as type B. This type of botulotoxin was determined as a cause of botulism in Europe in Iceland (Gudmundsson, 1997). Bakos et al (2000), McCann (2000), Wollanke (2004) and Gerber et al (2006) did not identify the type of toxin in the cases of equine botulism that they described.…”

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“…Gudmundsson (1997) reported two suspected outbreaks of botulotoxin type B intoxication in Iceland. In the first of them four horses died and one was euthanized, in the other 14 horses displayed clinical signs of botulism and three of them were euthanized.…”

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Botulism in horses: a case report

Jahn¹,

Ludvíková²,

Chmelař³

et al. 2008

Vet. Med. - Czech

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Two cases of botulism in horses are described in the article. In the first case two horses died, one survived and recovered after four weeks. Botulotoxin type B was detected using a mouse bioassay in the gastrointestinal content of both dead horses; Clostridium botulinum bacteria were cultivated from one of them. In the second case two horses were affected. One of them was euthanized because of persistent recumbency, the second one recovered after six weeks. Detection of botulotoxin in the serum of the dead horse using the mouse bioassay was not successful.

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Botulism in horses: a case report

Jahn¹,

Ludvíková²,

Chmelař³

et al. 2008

Vet. Med. - Czech

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“…Two reports described case series of type B toxicoinfectious botulism in foals from Kentucky and the mid-Atlantic region (Hunter et al 2002;Wilkins and Palmer 2003), and two described outbreaks of type B food-borne botulism in groups of horses in states east of the Mississippi River (North Carolina and Tennessee) (Wichtell and Whitlock 1991;Kinde et al 1991). Finally, two reports described outbreaks of type C botulism in groups of horses in western states (California and Arizona) linked to carrion contamination of feed or feeding areas (Gudmundsson 1997;Schoenbaum et al 2000). Several outbreaks of botulism have been reported in Europe.…”

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“…Several outbreaks of botulism have been reported in Europe. Gudmundsson (1997) (2008) reported two cases of botulism in the Czech Republic. Gerber et al (2006) conclude that the incidence of equine botulism in Europe is increasing because no cases of botulism in Switzerland had been reported in the literature in the previous century but 38 horses were admitted to the Equine Clinic of the Veterinary Faculty in Bern since 2001.…”

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Botulism (type A) in a horse - case report

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This paper presents the case of a six year-old, male, thoroughbred horse with clinical signs of inappetence, weakness, and incoordination when walking. Clinical examination showed that the horse staggered and leaned to the left side. Feedstuff was present inside and around its mouth. Salivation was increased and there was no reflex at the palpebrae and tongue. The horse had difficulty swallowing and the tone of its tail was reduced. Botulism was diagnosed based on the clinical signs. Antibiotic (ceftiofur) and fluid-electrolyte treatment was commenced. Next day, neostigmin was added to the horse's treatment, and it became recumbent. The horse's palpebral, tongue and tail reflexes returned partially after neostigmine methylsulphate treatment on the same day and it stood up on day four. However, it could not swallow anything during the whole week, so after getting permission from the owner, the horse was euthanized on day 10. Samples of the colonic content and blood serum were sent by courier to the laboratory for toxin neutralization, however, botulinum neurotoxins could not be detected. After that, serum samples from days 6 and 10 were sent to another laboratory for testing for botulinum neurotoxin antibodies by ELISA. Specific antibodies against botulinum neurotoxin type A were measured, indicating a previous, immuno-relevant contact with the toxin. This seroconversion for type A supports the clinical botulism diagnosis. Type A botulism is rarely seen in Europe and has been detected in a horse in Turkey for the first time. Equine, Clostridium botulinum, botulinum neurotoxin, Turkey

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Miscellaneous Neurologic or Neuromuscular Disorders in Horses

Aleman¹

2011

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

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Type Bbotulinum intoxication in horses: case report and literature review

Cited by 10 publications

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Botulism in horses: a case report

Botulism in horses: a case report

Botulism (type A) in a horse - case report

Miscellaneous Neurologic or Neuromuscular Disorders in Horses

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