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Wound botulism in people who inject heroin in Norway and the United Kingdom
Mention d'édition :
Rapid risk assessment, 14 February 2015
Article en page(s) :
6 p.
Refs biblio. :
24
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
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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.
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