Monday, 9 July 2018

PRO/EDR> Botulism - USA (06): (CA) wound, injection drug-related

Botulism -- United States
Black tar heroin use is believed to be linked to 3 recent suspected cases of wound botulism, the L.A. County Department of Public Health reported [Tue 3 Jul 2018]. No further details were released.
Drug users who inject heroin under their skin or into a muscle are at risk of contracting the illness, according to public health officials. This comes after a recent outbreak of heroin-caused botulism in San Diego. Three men there contracted botulism after injecting black tar heroin over the

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5895187&promed&0

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