Outbreaks of iatrogenic Botulism in Europe: Combating Off-Label Medical Use of Botulinum Neurotoxin (BoNT) in Bariatric Procedures

Nityanand Jain; Edouard Lansiaux; Umut Yucel; Swantje Hunermund; Stella Goeschl; Patricia Schlagenhauf

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101152

Outbreaks of iatrogenic Botulism in Europe: Combating Off-Label Medical Use of Botulinum Neurotoxin (BoNT) in Bariatric Procedures

Nityanand Jain (Corresponding Author), Edouard Lansiaux, Umut Yucel, Swantje Hunermund, Stella Goeschl, Patricia Schlagenhauf (Editor-in-chief)

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In late March 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a disease outbreak notification regarding an iatrogenic outbreak of botulism in 87 patients who underwent bariatric (weight-loss) procedures at two Turkish hospitals. In this editorial, we look at the current outbreak situation, the availability of Botulism Neurotoxin (BoNT) in Turkiye, patient identification, and management. We further discuss the state of current evidence on the effectiveness of BoNT injections for weight loss and the public health response due to the current outbreaks.

Original language	English
Article number	101152
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	New Microbes and New Infections
Volume	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101152
Publication status	Published - Jun 2023

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botulism
Europe
off-label
bariatric
weight loss

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3.3 Health sciences
3.2 Clinical medicine

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