UNEQUAL GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND SANITATION AT THE HOUSEHOLD AND SCHOOL LEVEL IN SUDAN.




First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing Clostridium botulinum strain

Botulism, a rare life-threatening toxemia, is probably underdiagnosed in all of its forms in Africa.This study reports the first laboratory-supported case of infant botulism on the African continent.A 10-week-old, previously well infant presented with progressive global weakness, feeding difficulty, and aspiration pneumonia.During a lengthy hospita

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