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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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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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