In a message dated 98-10-25 08:38:25 EST, Annelies writes:

<< A bottlefeed baby will allways die from botulism (and it is
 often not recognized but categorized as SIDS. It is estimated that a
 certain precentage of all SIDS deaths are actually botulism deaths). a
 breastfeeding baby will get very sick, often with long life effects, but
 usually survives. >>


This seems to me, on its face, quite likely to be true.

However, to assert it as fact seems hard to me since we are talking about the
cases that are *not* caught, not so?

Is there a study that backs up this strong statement?   I would be glad to
know if there is, as it would increase my confidence in throwing around this
almost blanket statement ("always dies...usually survives.")

Thanks in advance -- Elisheva

Elisheva Urbas
talking all day to sceptical parents in NYC