Historique
Rapport
Wound botulism in people who inject heroin in Norway and the United Kingdom
Auteur(s) :
OEDT = EMCDDA (Observatoire européen des drogues et des dépendances = European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction) ;
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Année
2015
Page(s) :
6 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA
;
Stockholm : ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), Rapid risk assessment, 14 February 2015
Collection :
Joint publications
Refs biblio. :
24
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Autres mots-clés
Note de contenu :
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Main conclusions and options for action
Disease background information
Event background information
ECDC/EMCDDA joint threat assessment for the EU/EEA
Conclusions and options for action
Main conclusions and options for action
Disease background information
Event background information
ECDC/EMCDDA joint threat assessment for the EU/EEA
Conclusions and options for action
Résumé :
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the EMCDDA released a joint risk assessment on wound botulism among people who inject heroin in Norway and the United Kingdom in February 2015. At the time of publication, a total of 23 cases of wound botulism had been reported in the two countries. The source of infection was thought to be a batch of contaminated heroin.