Botulism in a One Health Perspective
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Toxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 241
Editor
Interests: botulism; tetanus; Clostridioides difficile; clostridial diseases; bacterial characterization
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Dear Colleagues,
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are potent natural toxins that can affect both humans and animals and are produced by bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium. Botulism arises either from intoxication caused by the ingestion of preformed toxin or from toxico-infection resulting from intestinal colonization or wound contamination by BoNT-producing Clostridia. These bacteria are widely distributed in the environment and persist in natural ecological niches that function as reservoirs for exposure and infection in animals and humans through contaminated feed, food, or water. The interaction between BoNT-producing Clostridia and the host is influenced by environmental factors, exposure pathways, dietary habits and host susceptibility.
Limited knowledge is available on the occurrence of animal botulism and animal–human interactions, especially concerning the potential role of animals as carriers of BoNTs or BoNT-producing Clostridia to humans, and whether products from food-producing animals affected by botulism could represent a risk to public health.
This Special Issue aims to advance current knowledge on the epidemiology and distribution of botulism across animal populations, while compiling robust scientific evidence to better elucidate the complex interplay between environmental, animal, and human components of the disease within the One Health paradigm.
Contributions that explore ecological and environmental determinants influencing the emergence, persistence, and transmission of botulism in animal hosts are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Luca Bano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- botulism
- animals
- one health
- epidemiology
- ecology
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