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  • Wound botulism cases in injecting drug users: 2009
    Increase in reported cases of wound botulism associated with injecting drug use in Southern England
    Added/updated: 6 March 2009
  • Botulism - Frequently asked questions
    Added/updated: 15 August 2008
  • Wound botulism cases in injecting drug users
    In 2008 there were 4 reports of suspected cases of wound botulism among IDUs, fewer than in each of the previous years, with 6 cases in 2007, 22 in 2006, 28 in 2005 and 40 in 2004 ii. By the end of 2008 a total of 144 cases had been reported since the first cases of wound botulism in injecting drug users were reported in March 2000i.
    Added/updated: 16 March 2009