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J Infect Dis. Clostridium botulinum Toxin Statement From the Director of the California Department of Public Health Ron Chapman
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Clostridium botulinum Toxin Statement From the Director of the California Department of Public Health Ron Chapman
California Department of Public Health director and state health officer
Correspondence: Anita.Gore@cdph.ca.gov
? The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e‐mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
In two papers written by CDPH researchers in the Journal of Infectious Diseases regarding a new strain of botulism, a decision was made by the California Department of Public Health to withhold data that would allow for the reproduction of the strain before an antitoxin can be developed. While the Department indicated to the media that this decision was made at the behest of federal agencies, we now know that this is not the case. The Department is committed to accuracy in all of its communication with the public and regrets the error.
Disclosures: The author declares no funding/conflicts of interest.
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Clostridium botulinum Toxin Statement From the Director of the California Department of Public Health Ron Chapman
California Department of Public Health director and state health officer
Correspondence: Anita.Gore@cdph.ca.gov
? The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e‐mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
In two papers written by CDPH researchers in the Journal of Infectious Diseases regarding a new strain of botulism, a decision was made by the California Department of Public Health to withhold data that would allow for the reproduction of the strain before an antitoxin can be developed. While the Department indicated to the media that this decision was made at the behest of federal agencies, we now know that this is not the case. The Department is committed to accuracy in all of its communication with the public and regrets the error.
Disclosures: The author declares no funding/conflicts of interest.
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