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PRO/EDR> Botulism – USA (04): (NM) wound, injection drug related

Botulism -- United StatesThe New Mexico Department of Health is investigating a case of apparent wound botulism. A 30-year-old male resident of Santa Fe County is hospitalized with suspected wound botulism. This is the 1st case of wound botulism that NMDOH has been notified of in 2019. The last in-state case of wound botulism occurred in 2018 in Dona Ana County. The suspected source of infection is contaminated black tar heroin.Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin Read more [...]