Citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 1954; 3(41): 1.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1954, (in public domain), Publisher U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Abstract

Dr. Tartakow, County Health Officer in New York State, reports an outbreak involving 12 persons who drank a common beverage. The symptoms were sudden onset of nausea, abdominal pain, and prostration; 3 had cyanosis, and 4 had burning in the throat. Four additional persons who tasted the beverage also became ill. Laboratory examination revealed that the drink contained a large quantity of arsenic. The source was believed to be criminal sabotage by using fluid from a nearby drum which contained arsenic.