Double trouble: methanol outbreak in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran-a cross-sectional assessment

doi:10.1186/s13054-020-03140-w

. 2020 Jul 9;24(1):402.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03140-w.

Double trouble: methanol outbreak in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran-a cross-sectional assessment

Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam^{1

2}, Nasim Zamani^{3

4}, Ali-Asghar Kolahi³, Rebecca McDonald⁵, Knut Erik Hovda⁶

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¹ Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hassanian@sbmu.ac.ir.
² Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, South Karegar Street, Tehran, Iran. hassanian@sbmu.ac.ir.
³ Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, South Karegar Street, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
⁶ The Norwegian CBRNE Centre of Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 32646475
PMCID: PMC7344025
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03140-w

Double trouble: methanol outbreak in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran-a cross-sectional assessment

Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam et al. Crit Care. 2020.

. 2020 Jul 9;24(1):402.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03140-w.

Authors

Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam^{1

2}, Nasim Zamani^{3

4}, Ali-Asghar Kolahi³, Rebecca McDonald⁵, Knut Erik Hovda⁶

Affiliations

¹ Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hassanian@sbmu.ac.ir.
² Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, South Karegar Street, Tehran, Iran. hassanian@sbmu.ac.ir.
³ Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, South Karegar Street, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
⁶ The Norwegian CBRNE Centre of Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 32646475
PMCID: PMC7344025
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03140-w

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Keywords: Alcohol; Coronavirus; Ethanol; Mortality; Poisoning.

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[1] Iran report on Coronavirus cases: 177,938; deaths 8,556. Available through: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/iran/. Accessed 10 June 2020.

[2] Iran report on Coronavirus cases: 177,938; deaths 8,556. Available through: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/iran/. Accessed 10 June 2020.

[3] Rostrup M, Edwards JK, Abukalish M, Ezzabi M, Some D, et al. Correction: the methanol poisoning outbreaks in Libya 2013 and Kenya 2014. PLoS One. 2016;11(6):e0157256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157256. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Rostrup M, Edwards JK, Abukalish M, Ezzabi M, Some D, et al. Correction: the methanol poisoning outbreaks in Libya 2013 and Kenya 2014. PLoS One. 2016;11(6):e0157256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157256. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Alcohol and COVID-19: what you need to know. Available through: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-.... Accessed 11 June 2020.

[6] Alcohol and COVID-19: what you need to know. Available through: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-.... Accessed 11 June 2020.

[7] During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO. Available through: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061592. Accessed 18 May 2020.

[8] During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO. Available through: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061592. Accessed 18 May 2020.

[9] Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Nikfarjam A, Mirafzal A, et al. Methanol mass poisoning in Iran: role of case finding in outbreak management. J Public Health. 2015;37:354–359. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu038. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Nikfarjam A, Mirafzal A, et al. Methanol mass poisoning in Iran: role of case finding in outbreak management. J Public Health. 2015;37:354–359. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu038. - DOI - PubMed

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