Oral botulinum intoxication

An earlier report suggested that humans are more susceptible tiran monkeys to t52pe A toxin by the oral route based on toxin dose estimates in foodbome botulism case studies (Morton, 1961). This same study also summarized the susceptibility of numerous other animal species to oral botulinum intoxication. Mice, monkeys, and guinea pigs were considered highly susceptible, while chickens, rabbits, horses, dogs, rats, and cattle were classified as more resistant and ferrets, minks, and hogs were deemed resistant. The oral lethal doses... 

In addition to nonhuman primates, most other animal species that show some sensitivity to botulinum intoxication are in fact susceptible to toxin serotypes Cl and D. Several rodent species are susceptible to oral intoxication with most botulinum toxins, including types Cl and D (Matveev, 1959 ... 

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