PRO/EDR> Botulism – UK (06): (Scotland) wound, drug-related

Botulism — Worldwide/Unknown
Cops investigating the UK’s biggest botulism outbreak detained 4 men during a raid at a Glasgow [Scotland] house. The Evening Times joined more than 30 officers who swooped and battered down the door of suspected heroin dealers.
A total of 44 cases of botulism have been diagnosed across Glasgow and the West of Scotland in the past 6 months. And the toxin, which has been linked with the death of at least 10 addicts since the outbreak, is commonly found in soil. NHS [National Health Service]