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Rare Disease

foodborne botulism

MONDO:0016453

Also known as:intoxication botulism

Overview

Foodborne botulism is the most common form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis due to botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). It is caused by consumption of contaminated food containing BoNTs.

Clinical Presentation

Built from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) phenotype annotations and GeneReviews clinical descriptions. Features represent findings documented across known cases — not an exhaustive list of possible symptoms.

Features include very common findings: Xerostomia, Ptosis, Diplopia, and Dysarthria and others; and common findings: Urinary retention, Nausea and vomiting, Difficulty breathing due to muscle weakness (respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness), and Arrhythmia. 19 total HPO annotations.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Digestive system	5	Diarrhea, Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), Nausea and vomiting

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for foodborne botulism has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Phenotype severity distribution: 14 very common features, 4 common features.

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for foodborne botulism.

54 publications have been identified in PubMed for foodborne botulism. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (24%), Epidemiology / Natural History (22%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (19%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	13	24%

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:228371

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:20591

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