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Case Reports
. 2025 Jul;37(4):694-696.
doi: 10.1177/10406387251330885. Epub 2025 Apr 10.

Isolation of Clostridium botulinum type C from a wound in a pig

Benedetta Cordioli  1 , Manuel Garbuio  1 , Eliana Schiavon  2 , Alessia Rizzardi  1 , Angela Guolo  1 , Serena Genovese  1 , Ilenia Drigo  1 , Luca Bano  1
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Isolation of Clostridium botulinum type C from a wound in a pig

Benedetta Cordioli et al. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2025 Jul.

Abstract

We report here the isolation of Clostridium botulinum type C from the medial muscles of the thigh of a gestating gilt with a claw wound and without evidence of septicemia. The pig died with paralytic signs, consistent with wound botulism, similar to episodes in humans.

Keywords: Clostridium botulinum type C; pigs; wound.

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Declaration of conflicting interestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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