Personne M
Giftinformationscentralen, Stockholm.
Lakartidningen. 2000 Mar 22;97(12):1427-8, 1431-2.
The last camp of the three members of the 1897 Swedish Andrée balloon expedition to the North Pole was found in Svalbard in 1930. The human remains and the paraphernalia of the expedition including diaries were brought to Sweden and are presently housed in a museum. The cause of the deaths has never been determined, but several hypotheses have been put forward over the years. Trichinosis, scurvy, and poisoning by carbon-monoxide, vitamin-A or lead are some of them. In this article it is argued that botulism is a plausible explanation which is in better accord with known facts.
1897年瑞典安德烈北极气球探险队三名成员的最后营地于1930年在斯瓦尔巴群岛被发现。探险队的遗体和包括日记在内的装备被带回瑞典，目前存放在一家博物馆里。死亡原因从未确定，但多年来提出了几种假说。其中包括旋毛虫病、坏血病、一氧化碳、维生素A或铅中毒。本文认为肉毒中毒是一个合理的解释，它与已知事实更相符。
