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Australia: Three people in hospital in Sydney after suspected botulism cases linked to anti-wrinkle injections

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Mary Wilson

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Sat 25 Jan 2025 00.31 EST
First published on Fri 24 Jan 2025 17.42 EST​
Caitlin Cassidy​

A Sydney woman is in intensive care and a further two people are being treated in hospital with suspected cases of botulism linked to unregulated home anti-wrinkle injections.

The case prompted New South Wales Health to issue an alert urging the community to only receive cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections from authorised practitioners or risk “serious harm and … death”. ...

The 51-year-old woman received the unregulated anti-wrinkle injection at a home in Guildford on 11 January, NSW police alleged.

A further two people who attended the residence on the same day and received anti-wrinkle injections from the same person were also admitted to hospital, one being treated for botulism and one for suspected botulism, NSW Health confirmed.

A spokesperson for NSW police, which was working with the Health Care Complaints Commission and NSW Health on the incident, said inquiries continued into the case. ...

https://www.theguardian.com/austral...-case-linked-to-anti-wrinkle-injection-ntwnfb
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