Large outbreak of Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) poisoning due to consumption of contaminated humanitarian relief food: Uganda, March–April 2019

BACKGROUND: Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) contains toxic alkaloids that cause gastrointestinal and central nervous system symptoms when ingested. This can be lethal at high doses. The plant may grow together with leguminous crops, mixing with them during harvesting. On 13 March 2019, more than 200...

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Autores principales: Mutebi, Ronald R., Ario, Alex R., Nabatanzi, Maureen, Kyamwine, Irene B., Wibabara, Yvette, Muwereza, Peter, Eurien, Daniel, Kwesiga, Benon, Bulage, Lilian, Kabwama, Steven N., Kadobera, Daniel, Henderson, Alden, Callahan, John H., Croley, Timothy R., Knolhoff, Ann M., Mangrum, John B., Handy, Sara M., McFarland, Melinda A., Sam, Jennifer L. Fong, Harris, Julie R., Zhu, Bao-Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8969350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35354446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12854-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8969350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35354446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12854-1

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