SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of wound botulism in a 33-year-old woman from Rio Arriba County who remains hospitalized. Health officials say ...

Botulism is a term we've all probably heard, and know is something bad, but let's delve into it. It's a type of bacteria that produces a toxin called botulinum toxin. It can attack the body's nerves, ...

I'd think it's generally not necessary to test for it. C. botulinum is an anaerobe - it won't grow in the presence of oxygen, and most food processing is pretty highly aerobic. It's pretty rare and ...