The life-threatening illness has sickened at least 23 infants since August. Here’s how it spreads and how it’s treated. By Maggie Astor An outbreak of botulism tied to contaminated baby formula has ...

Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin that affects the nervous system, leading to muscle weakness and potentially life-threatening complications. It can result from contaminated ...

Seven months after an outbreak of botulism linked to ByHeart infant formula, investigations are still ongoing into how the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely ...

What You Need to Know: The California Department of Public Health is working with other state health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a multistate ...

A multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to baby formula has expanded, with federal health officials identifying another batch of cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the ...