Waikato family with botulism a rare caseSUPPLIED/FACEBOOK Subi Babu, Shibu Kochummen and Shibu's mother Alekutty Daniel, have been in Waikato Hospital for nearly two weeks. Three members of the same family, struck down with the same symptoms - vomiting, blurred vision, and paralysis - after eating wild boar meat. READ MORE:* Botulism trio's family arrive from India to support their recovery* Waikato family poisoned after eating wild boar* Okaihau vet works on cure for dog illness go slow* Rice snack shuts down man's organs* Tom O'Connor: 1080 nonsense harmful and cruelDoctors at Waikato Hospital believe the trio have botulism - a rare, but potentially fatal, disease. "When you slaughter an animal, the skin of the animal is the main source of contamination of the meat," Flint said. "Or, the problem they have with these dogs could be botulism and maybe we just don't know enough about botulism and wild boar."

Source: Stuff November 22, 2017 02:37 UTC