After botulism treatment, babies get a treasured birthday card from California program

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 24, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 24, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/botulism-treatment-babies/

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The California program that provides the world’s only medical treatment for potentially deadly infant botulism also offers traumatized families hope of a different sort – silly cards on their babies’ first birthdays. Every year, staff at the state’s Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program ...