Revision of National Botulism Control and Treatment Protocols under Supervision of Prominent Professors of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

National instructions to control and treat botulism will be revised under supervision of prominent professors of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

According to WebDa, attending the consensus meeting to decide on botulism treatment national protocol in Mashhad, vice-president of contingent diseases management center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education said: “the toxicology center of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences is one of the most important centers of the country”. “This meeting was held with the aim of revising national botulism control and treatment protocols under supervision of prominent professors of toxicology from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences”, he added.

Dr. Seyyed Mahmud Nabavi said: “protocols should be developed in a national level using experts’ experiments and research”.

Pointing to scientific-research activities of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences professors, especially Dr. Mehdi Balali Mud-a toxicology professor of this university, he said: “Dr. Balali has published various articles and books that are regarded precious sources in the field of toxicology”.

“This distinct professor is an expert in toxicology and experienced in this field and if his, his colleagues’ and other experts’ ideas are gathered, botulism control and treatment protocols can be revised”, added Dr. Nabavi.

He noted: “developing this protocol leads to improvements in the quality of botulism treatment methods”.