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**Paralysis of respiratory muscles leads to death
 
**Paralysis of respiratory muscles leads to death
 
**Flacid paralysis of legs and wings in birds
 
**Flacid paralysis of legs and wings in birds
 
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*Diagnosis:
*Toxoid vaccine
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**Mouse inoculation with infected serum
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**Toxin detection by PCR, ELISA
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**Toxin neutralisation tests in mice
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*Treatment: polyvalent antiserum neutralises unbound toxin
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*Toxoid vaccine used in endemic regions
 
*Implicated in [[Intestines - physical disturbances#Equine dysautonomia, or grass sickness|equine grass sickness]]
 
*Implicated in [[Intestines - physical disturbances#Equine dysautonomia, or grass sickness|equine grass sickness]]
  
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