A toxicological neurological disorder in dogs caused by poisoning with methionine sulfoximine, a compound historically linked to nitrogen-trichloride flour bleaching. From August to December 2024, cases rose sharply across parts of Europe, beginning in Finland and spreading to Germany and other countries, traced to certain batches of imported cattle bones used in chew toys, though how the compound entered the toys was never fully explained.
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ICD-10 ChapterXIX: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Causative Agent
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1. Wikipedia
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Canine werewolf syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by poisoning with methionine sulfoximine (MSO), a chemical compound from the sulfoximine group of substances. The disease was already observed in the first half of the 20th century, but fell into disus
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XIXQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
3. Werewolf syndrome in dogs (Wikipedia)
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