100多名婴儿被受污染的ByHeart配方的肉毒杆菌致病,并用稀有BBIG解毒剂治疗。 Over 100 infants have been sickened by botulism from contaminated ByHeart formula, treated with the rare BabyBIG antidote.

BabyBIG是婴儿肉毒杆菌的一种救生治疗,目前正在用来治疗与被污染的ByHeart配方有关的大量病例,自8月以来,有100多名婴儿受到影响。 BabyBIG, a life-saving treatment for infant botulism, is being used to treat a surge of cases linked to contaminated ByHeart formula, with over 100 infants affected since August. 该药物是由接种疫苗的科学家和志愿者捐赠的血浆中的抗体制成的,是该疾病的唯一解药,可导致一岁以下婴儿瘫痪。 Made from antibodies in plasma donated by vaccinated scientists and volunteers, the drug is the only antidote for the disease, which can cause paralysis in babies under one year. Takeda根据一项非营利协议每五年以小批量生产一次剂量, 每剂成本将近70 000美元, Produced in small batches every five years by Takeda under a nonprofit agreement, each dose costs nearly $70,000, with proceeds funding California’s botulism program. 每批大约需要30个捐助者,预计目前的储备将持续到明年夏天。 About 30 donors per batch are needed, and current reserves are expected to last until next summer. 尽管情况很少,但BBIG宝宝治疗了全世界3 700多名儿童,大大减少了住院和呼吸器的使用。 Despite its rarity, BabyBIG has treated over 3,700 children worldwide, drastically reducing hospital stays and ventilator use.