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Investigations and control measures following a case of inhalation anthrax in East London in a drum maker and drummer, October 2008

Published:2008-12-18 Issue:51 Volume:13 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
Container-title:Eurosurveillance
language:en
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Author:

Anaraki S¹,Addiman S¹,Nixon G¹,Krahé D²,Ghosh R²,Brooks T³,Lloyd G³,Spencer R³,Walsh A⁴,McCloskey B⁵,Lightfoot N⁶

Affiliation:

1. North East and North Central London Health Protection Unit, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom

2. Homerton University Hospital, London, United Kingdom

3. Laboratory for Novel and Dangerous Pathogens, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom

4. Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom

5. London Regional Director’s Office, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom

6. Health Protection Agency, Central Office, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

We discuss the investigations and control measures undertaken following the notification of a fatal case of inhalation anthrax in East London. The patient is believed to have acquired the infection from making animal hide drums. Environmental investigations identified one drum and two pieces of animal skins contaminated with anthrax spores.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Subject

Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology

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