A SERIES OF UNEXPLAINED DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH soft-tissue inflammation and
severe systemic sepsis was reported among injection drug users (IDUs) in the United …

In May 2000, public health authorities in Dublin, Ireland, identified a cluster of unexplained
severe illness among injecting drug users (IDUs). Similar clusters were also reported in …

An outbreak of unexplained illness among heroin users was reported in May 2000 in Dublin.
1 Between 29 April and 26 June 2000, 22 cases were identified, with eight deaths. This …

Context.—An epidemic of unexplained illness among injecting drug users characterized by
injection site inflammation and severe systemic toxicity occurred in Ireland and the United …

This report describes the investigation and management of an unprecedented outbreak of
severe illness among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Scotland during April to August 2000 …

Since April 19, 2000, health authorities in Scotland, Ireland, England, and the United States
have been investigating an outbreak of unexplained illness and death among injecting-drug …

An outbreak of unexplained illness and death among injecting drug-users (IDU) in the UK
and Ireland was investigated. Between 1 April and 19 June, investigators identified 88 IDUs …

Since April 19, 2000, 30 injecting-drug users (IDUs) died or were hospitalized with
unexplained severe illness in Glasgow, Scotland. Illness was characterized by extensive …

Between April and September 2000, 60 injecting drug users in Scotland died or were
hospitalized with severe illness. Laboratory investigations suggested that Clostridium novyi …

An outbreak of serious illness and death occurred in injecting drug users during 2000 in
Scotland, Ireland and England. National and international collaboration was necessary for …