Titre : | Wound botulism in people who inject heroin in Norway and the United Kingdom |
Auteurs : | OEDT = EMCDDA ; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
Type de document : | Rapport |
Mention d'édition : | Rapid risk assessment, 14 February 2015 |
Editeur : | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA, 2015 |
Autre Editeur : | Stockholm : ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) |
Collection : | Joint publications |
Format : | 6 p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Organismes OEDTThésaurus géographique NORVEGE ; ROYAUME-UNIThésaurus mots-clés INFECTION ; INJECTION ; HEROINE ; INCIDENCE ; BACTERIE |
Mots-clés: | botulisme |
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. |
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 |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 24 |
Lien : | http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/joint-publications/wound-botulism-norway-uk-2015 |
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