Infant botulism: advice on avoiding feeding honey to babies and other possible risk factors

Botulism is a rare, but extremely serious, disease and Public Health England is responsible for its diagnosis and surveillance in the UK. Over the past five years (2008-2013), the most common form of the disease recognised in the UK has been infant botulism. The aim of this article is to raise aware...

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Published in:Community practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association 2013-07, Vol.86 (7), p.44-46
Main Authors: Grant, Kathie A, McLauchlin, Jim, Amar, Corinne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Babies
Birds
Botulism
Botulism - epidemiology
Botulism - prevention & control
Families & family life
Feeding
Food
Health aspects
Honey
Honey - microbiology
Humans
Illnesses
Infant
Infants
Infections
Nursing
Parents
Parents & parenting
Prevention
Process controls
Properties
Public health
Risk Factors
Salmonella
Surveillance
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Summary:Botulism is a rare, but extremely serious, disease and Public Health England is responsible for its diagnosis and surveillance in the UK. Over the past five years (2008-2013), the most common form of the disease recognised in the UK has been infant botulism. The aim of this article is to raise awareness of infant botulism and highlight advice for parents and carers of infants that honey should not be fed to infants under 12 months old. Other possible risk factors for infant botulism are also discussed in this article, including household pet reptiles and herbal teas.
ISSN:1462-2815