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Wed 12 Dec 2008Inquiry into botulism outbreak after death in Dublin
An investigation is underway into a possible outbreak of the disease botulism in Dublin, and into whether it has originated in a contaminated batch of heroin. One person with a suspected case of botulism died today.
The Health Service Executive has been investigating an outbreak of botulism among heroin users in the past two weeks.
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