Botulism in injecting drug users, Dublin, Ireland, November-December 2008.
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Affiliation
Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (East), Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
08/01/2009Keywords
COMMUNICABLE DISEASELocal subject classification
HEALTH IMPROVEMENTBOTULISM
INJECTING DRUG USERS
MeSH
BotulismCities
Comorbidity
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Users
Humans
Incidence
Ireland
Population Surveillance
Risk AssessmentRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, Intravenous
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Botulism in injecting drug users, Dublin, Ireland, November-December 2008. 2009, 14 (1): Euro Surveill.Journal
Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletinPubMed ID
19161713Additional Links
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=19082Abstract
In November and December 2008, six cases of suspect wound botulism were reported in heroin injecting drug users, all residents in Dublin, Ireland. Patients were aged between 23-42 years of age; four cases were male; one patient died shortly after admission. The patients presented to four different hospitals across the city. Botulism in injecting drug users in Ireland was last reported in 2002.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
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1560-7917Collections
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