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American Association of Poison Control Centers

Medical association

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Dec 16, 2025
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How many hospitalizations and deaths have been linked to taking animal ivermectin since 2020?

Available government and peer-reviewed reporting documents an increase in poison-control calls and some hospital visits tied to people taking veterinary (animal) formulations of ivermectin since 2020,...

Jan 18, 2026
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What have poison control centers reported about trends in ivermectin exposures since 2020?

Poison control centers across the United States reported a clear rise in human ivermectin exposure calls beginning in late 2020 and accelerating in 2021, with national and state-level data showing mul...

Jan 21, 2026

Are there any documented cases of humans being treated with animal ivermectin formulations?

Documented instances exist in which people consumed or were treated with veterinary (animal) formulations, and those events prompted poison-control calls, hospitalizations and public health warnings; ...

Jan 17, 2026

What surveillance data exist on poison center calls and hospitalizations linked to veterinary ivermectin misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic documented a clear rise in poison control center reports of human exposures to ivermectin — including veterinary formulations — with U.S. poison center calls ...

Jan 6, 2026

How many poison center calls and hospitalizations were linked specifically to veterinary ivermectin during the pandemic?

The pandemic saw a clear surge in poison-control reports tied to ivermectin misuse, including from veterinary products, but no single, authoritative national tally of calls or hospitalizations specifi...

Jan 3, 2026

How many emergency department visits were attributed to veterinary ivermectin during the 2020–2022 COVID period?

A precise, nationwide tally of emergency department visits specifically attributed to veterinary ivermectin during the 2020–2022 COVID period is not available in the supplied reporting; what exists ar...

Dec 31, 2025

How did poison control and public health reporting change during the 2021 ivermectin misuse surge, and what signals were identified?

Poison control centers, public-health agencies, and clinical groups shifted from routine monitoring to active alerting in response to a sharp 2021 surge in ivermectin misuse: calls for human exposures...