PRO/EDR> Infant botulism – Taiwan

Botulism — China
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday [6 Jul 2020] reported the nation’s 1st case of infant botulism in 2020, a 4-month-old boy in northern Taiwan.
The boy was introduced to homemade solid food in the middle of May 2020, but began to experience constipation and loss of appetite on 23 Jun 2020, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Guo Hung-wei said, adding that he was taken to the hospital when he developed a fever and shortness of breath on 25 Jun 2020.
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