When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital last October, suffering from infant botulism, his father, Tony, had little knowledge of the rare and potentially deadly disease. Now, however, he expresses profound gratitude for BabyBIG, the sole antidote that likely saved his newborn son’s life.
"It is hugely remarkable," said Barbera, 35, whose son is now slowly recovering. Alessandro’s case is one of at least 39 infant botulism infections across 18 U.S. states since August, linked to contaminated ByHeart infant formula.
