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BOTULISMICD-10 A05.1Synonyms: Allantiasis; “lamziekte” (bovine botulism in South Africa); “limberneck”(botulism in fowl).Etiology: Toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum, which are the most potentknown. C. botulinum is an obligate, spore-forming anaerobe. It has been sub-classified(Smith, 1977) in<strong>to</strong> four groups (I <strong>to</strong> IV), according <strong>to</strong> culture <strong>and</strong> serologicalcharacteristics. Seven different types of botulinum antigens have been identified(A–G), according <strong>to</strong> their serological specificity. Classical botulism results from

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