Botulism in injecting drug users, Dublin, Ireland, November-December 2008.
In November and December 2008, six cases of suspect wound botulism were reported in heroin injecting drug users, all residents in Dublin, Ireland. Patients were aged between 23-42 years of age; four cases were male; one patient died shortly after admission. The patients presented to four different hospitals across the city. Botulism in injecting drug users in Ireland was last reported in 2002.
Barry
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Department of Public Health, Health Services Executive, Dublin, Ireland.
Ward
M
M
Cotter
S
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Macdiarmada
J
J
Hannan
M
M
Sweeney
B
B
Grant
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KA
McKeown
P
P
D001906:Botulism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002947:Cities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015897:Comorbidity; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055030:Drug Users / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology*