A growing multistate outbreak of infant botulism has reached Galveston County, where a four-month-old is now hospitalized and health officials are sounding the alarm over recalled formula.

Galveston County Health District Health officials confirmed the case Friday, noting the infant is being treated at Texas Children’s Hospital while agencies trace potential links to recalled formula. Health officials say the infant is on a ventilator and receiving BabyBIG, the recommended treatment for infant botulism.

The case is part of a multistate outbreak linked to infant formula , according to the CDC, FDA and Texas Department of State Health Services. To date, 31 infants across 15 states have been hospitalized with the illness, though no deaths have been reported.

As infant botulism cases clim

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