County health officials said nine people were hospitalized with severe myonecrosis between Oct. 2 and Nov. 24; seven later died
A flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven San Diego County residents who injected the drug since early October, county health officials said Wednesday.
County health officials issued an advisory to the medical community to be on the lookout for additional cases of myonecrosis and wound botulism, a rare but serious illness that attacks the body’s nerves and is also linked to black tar heroin use. “The sources of the black tar heroin are unknown,” county health officials said in a statement Wednesday. “Investigation is continuing and additional cases may occur.”
Left untreated, myonecrosis can spread through the body and cause people to go into shock. It can lead to amputations or death.Symptoms of wound botulism can sometimes be mistaken for a drug overdose and occur within days or weeks of injecting contaminated drugs.
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