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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonel Aleccia

DARK SECRETS: After botulism treatment babies get a treasured birthday card from california program | Rare Historical Photos

A unique California program, offering the world's sole medical treatment for potentially fatal infant botulism, also provides a heartwarming gesture to recovering families: personalized birthday cards.

Each year, staff at the state’s Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program craft and dispatch around 200 cards, celebrating the recovery of children afflicted by this rare and dangerous condition.

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