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Botulism From Drinking Prison-Made Illicit Alcohol — Arizona, 2012
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Published Date:
Feb 08 2013
Source:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013; 62(5):88.
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:During November 24-27, 2012, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) was notified that eight male inmates of prison A, a maximum security prison, had been hospitalized for treatment of an acute neurologic condition suspected to be botulism. Botulism is a serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. All eight patients reported drinking pruno, an illicitly brewed alcoholic beverage that has been associated with botulism outbreaks in prisons. This was the second outbreak of botulism in prison A during 2012; in August, four inmates were hospitalized for botulism after drinking pruno. Pinal County Health Services (PCHS), ADHS, and CDC investigated to identify the outbreak source, learn about pruno production, and provide recommendations for preventing future outbreaks of botulism in prisons.
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Pubmed ID:23388552
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4604818
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