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. 2024 Jul 11;73(27):609-611.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7327a3.

Notes from the Field: Illnesses After Administration of Presumed Counterfeit Botulinum Toxin in Nonmedical Settings - Tennessee and New York City, March 2024

Notes from the Field: Illnesses After Administration of Presumed Counterfeit Botulinum Toxin in Nonmedical Settings - Tennessee and New York City, March 2024

Christine M Thomas et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Roisin McElroy reports payment from St. Joseph’s Health Centre/Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Canada for provision of emergency medical clinical services. Mary-Margaret A. Fill reports receipt of travel funding from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) for travel to CSTE Executive Board meetings and CSTE conference and unpaid service as member-at-large of CSTE’s Executive Board and the University of Tennessee’s One Health Committee. Catherine M. Brown reports receipt of travel support from CSTE for attendance at the CSTE annual conference and unpaid service as a CSTE Executive Board member. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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