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Scottish baby struck down by botulism

A 16-week-old baby boy is fighting for his life after contracting botulism, a disease so rare that an infant has not been diagnosed with it in Scotland since 1983.

Logan Douglas has been admitted to hospital in Edinburgh when doctors spotted signs of the rare disease and ordered a test.

He has has been left paralysed after contracting the disease, according to reports.