Botulism -- United States
Butte County Public Health Department (BCPHD) is investigating a case of wound botulism in a Butte County resident who injected black tar heroin. Laboratory testing to confirm the diagnosis is pending. The patient remains hospitalized and on a ventilator. The source of the heroin is unknown at this time. Black tar heroin has been linked to other wound botulism outbreaks in injection drug users, so there is concern that locally available black tar heroin may be contaminated.
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