According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infant botulism is caused by a bacterium that produces toxins in the large intestine.
November 09, 2025
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Basic cause of infant botulism as described by the U.S. CDC.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1,600 people get sick from listeria infections each year in the United States and about 260 die annually.
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Annual burden estimate for listeria infections in the United States provided by the CDC.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collects diet and health data on more than 130,000 people.
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NHANES is a large, publicly available health survey that includes dietary and health measurements on a national sample.